100 Facts about the Maya to Fall Asleep To đ¤ Soft Spoken ASMR History
A little extra video all about the Mesoamerican Maya civilization, including facts about the (countless) pyramids they built, how they are not one people but numerous communities described under one umbrella, the famous stone cities that were almost all abandoned by 900 CE, and even how rainbows were evil in Maya mythology.
Please forgive my pronunciation; it's been a very long time since I've studied Spanish, and Maya is a little tricky to pick out. I did my best, but it's very American English.
Before We Get Into It: 00:0 - 00:35
The Basics: 00:35 â 05:47
Cities & Architecture: 05:47 â 13:43
Culture: 13:43 â 28:39
Deities & Mythology: 28:39 â 31:34
Writing: 31:34 â 33:57
After the Spanish: 33:57 â 35:46
Sources & Ending: 35:46 - 36:59
Research Sources:
âMaya Civilization (7/6/2012)â by Joshua J. Mark on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Civilization/
âMaya (updated 5/28/2025)â by History.com Editors https://www.history.com/articles/maya
âThe Maya: History, civilization & gods (updated 8/5/2022)â by Jessica Leggett & Owen Jarus on LiveScience https://www.livescience.com/41781-the-maya.html
âWho Are the Maya?â by Carolina Casado Parras translating the words of Kanishk Tharoor on Google Arts & Culture https://artsandculture.google.com/story/PgWxMGGTRt0KDw
âMaya Pyramids of Mexico: Architecture and Symbolismâ on Mexicohistorico.com https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/Maya-Pyramids-of-Mexico--Architecture-and-Symbolism.html
âPalenqueâ, âEl Miradorâ, âTikalâ, âUxmalâ, âTulumâ, âMayapanâ, âChichen Itzaâ, The Mayan Ruins Website https://www.themayanruinswebsite.com/home.html
âMaya Religion (7/29/2015)â by Maria C. Gomez on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Religion/
âThe Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya (7/7/2012)â by Joshua C. Mark on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/article/415/the-mayan-pantheon-the-many-gods-of-the-maya/
âKukulcan: The Feathered-Serpent God of Mesoamerica (1/25/2021)â by Mark Cartwright on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/Kukulcan/
âMaya Government (4/20/2018)â by Maria C. Gomez on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Government/
âMaya Writing (2/12/14)â by Mark Cartwright on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/article/655/maya-writing/
âMaya (8/11/2025)â by the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica on Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maya-people
âMaya Civilization (5/10/2025)â by Assem Al Helou on World Atlas https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/maya-civilization.html
Mayan Civilization. (2025, April 29). New World Encyclopedia, . Retrieved 01:48, September 2, 2025 from https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Mayan_Civilization&oldid=1161222.
âMaya children also received jade tooth inlays, study finds (8/28/25)â by Sandee Oster, et al. on Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2025-08-maya-children-jade-tooth-inlays.html
âMaya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds â twice the population of modern-day NYC (8/7/2025)â by Sascha Pare on LiveScience https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/maya-civilization-had-16-million-people-at-peak-new-study-finds-twice-the-population-of-modern-day-nyc
âLasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in Mexico (10/28/2024)â by Sierra BouchĂŠr on LiveScience https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lasers-reveal-maya-city-including-thousands-of-structures-hidden-in-mexico
âDaily Life in the Maya World: Customs, Traditions, and Social Structure (10/11/2024)â by Jon Giunta on Ancient Pedia https://ancientpedia.com/daily-life-in-the-maya-world-customs-traditions-and-social-structure/
âMayan Cultureâ on Tren Mayaa https://trenmayaa.com/en/mayan-culture/
âTwo ancient Maya tattooing tools from Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belizeâ by W. James Stemp, et al. in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 64, June 2025, 105158 on ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X25001919
âCinnabar in Mesoamerica: poisoning or mortuary ritual?â by Alfonso Ăvila, et al. in Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 49, September 2014, Pages 48-56 on Science Direct
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440314001599
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