Enye yezinto ezidume kakhulu phakathi kwempucuko endala yisizwe samaMaya. Kuze kube manje, ososayensi ezindabeni zokuba khona kwempucuko yamaMaya bazishiyela okuningi okungaziwa. Abaphenyi bakwazi ukuthola ukuthi impucuko yamaMaya yavela kwinkulungwane yokuqala yeminyaka BC. Ifa labo lilele ekubhaleni okungajwayelekile nasezakhiweni ezinhle zokwakha, izibalo ezithuthukile nesayensi yezinkanyezi, izinto zobuciko kanye nekhalenda elidumile elinembile ngokumangazayo.
Ngaphandle kwenani elikhulu lamaqiniso angaziwa, imfihlo enkulu yezazi-mlando kwakuwumbuzo wokuthi yini eyaholela ekuweni kwempucuko yaseMeya eyayithuthuke kakhulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izimfuneko zokuqala zokubola okunjalo, ngokusho kososayensi, zavela cishe ngekhulu lesi-9 AD.
Hhayi kuphela ukwehla kwempucuko yamaMeya, kepha futhi nezinye izikhathi eziningi eziyimfihlakalo ezivela empilweni yalesi sizwe kuze kube namuhla zihlupha ososayensi. Indawo yokugcina lapho kwaqoshwa khona izizwe ezinjalo kwakusenyakatho yeGuatemala. Imivubukulo kuphela ekhuluma ngomlando namasiko amaMaya.
1. Abantu abaningi benza iphutha lokucabanga ukuthi isizwe samaMaya asisekho kanti impucuko yonke isedlule, kanti akunjalo. AmaMaya kuze kube namuhla ahlala eNyakatho Melika. Isibalo sabo sehlile futhi namuhla sifinyelela ezigidini eziyisithupha.
2. AmaMaya awakaze abikezele ukuphela komhlaba. Laba bantu babengenalo amakhalenda angu-1, kodwa ama-3. Ngamunye wabo wayengeyena umembi we-apocalypse. Iphuzu bekungukuthi umjikelezo wekhalenda leMayan elide kunawo wonke ungasetha kabusha ufike cishe zero ezinsukwini ezingama-2,880,000. Enye yalezi zibuyekezo yayihlelelwe u-2012.
3. Isizwe esikhulu samaMaya sasihlala endaweni enkulukazi yeMexico yanamuhla, iGuatemala, neBelize, entshonalanga yeHonduras ne-El Salvador. Isikhungo sokuthuthukiswa kwempucuko enjalo sasiseNyakatho.
4. Ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zaseBabiloni, amaMaya ayengabokuqala ukusebenzisa inombolo "0". Izazi zezibalo zaseNdiya kamuva zaqala ukusebenzisa uziro njengenani lezibalo ekubaleni kwazo.
5. Abanye osolwazi bolimi bakwazile ukufakazela ukuthi igama elithi "ushaka" lafika kithi lisuka olimini lwesizwe samaMaya.
6. AmaMaya angaphambi kweColombia ayefuna "ukuthuthukisa" izici ezibonakalayo zezingane zabo. Ngalokhu, omama babophela amabhodi ebunzini lengane ukuze ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ibunzi libe yisicaba.
7. Iziphathimandla ezivela ezizweni zamaMaya zazigotshwe ngemhlane, namazinyo azo ayehlotshiswe ngejade.
8. Ezizweni zakudala zamaMaya, zonke izingane zazethiwa amagama ngokosuku lwazo lokuzalwa.
9. Amanye amalungu esizwe samaMaya kuze kube namuhla enza imihlatshelo yegazi. Ngenhlanhla, sezihlatshelwa izinkukhu, hhayi abantu.
10. Wonke amadolobha amakhulu empucuko yamaMaya ayenezinkundla zemidlalo. Uhlobo lwabo "lwebhola" lubandakanya ukukhishwa ikhanda. Kulokhu, iqembu labaphumelelanga laliyisisulu. Amakhanda anqunyiwe, njengoba izazi-mlando zisikisela, ayesetshenziswa njengamabhola. Uhlobo lwesimanje lalo mdlalo lubizwa nge- "ulama", kepha ukunqunywa ikhanda akusasetshenziswa.
11. Njengama-Aztec, amaMaya awazange asebenzise insimbi noma i-ayoni ekwakhiweni kwawo. Isikhali sabo esikhulu kwakungamadwala e-obsidian noma e-volcanic.
12. Bangakha ukwakheka okuhle ngokunemba kwejometri. Amakhona abushelelezi nezindonga ezihlanganiswe nokubalwa ngokucophelela kuyinto okunzima ukukufeza manje. Kepha empucukweni yamaMaya kwakukhona izinhlaka eziningi ezinjalo.
13. Isidlo esikhulu samaMaya ekudleni kwakungummbila, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi, ngokwenganekwane yamaMaya, unkulunkulu ongumdali uHunab wadala isintu ngqo ngomsila wombila.
14. AmaMaya ayedlala ibhola, kodwa umdlalo wawo kwakungukusebenzisa ibhola lenjoloba. Kwakudingeka ukuthi ikhandwe ngesando esiyindilinga.
15. Amabhati nama-sauna adlale indima enkulu empucukweni yamaMaya. Lesi sizwe sikholelwa ukuthi ngokukhululwa kwezithukuthuku, asisusi ukungcola kuphela, kodwa nezono eziphelele.
16. Abavubukuli bakwazile ukuthola ubufakazi bokuthi izizwe zakwaMaya zazisebenzisa izinwele zabantu ukuthunga isilonda. Abamele le mpucuko babephatha ukwedlula kwamathambo hhayi kuphela, kodwa futhi babhekwa njengodokotela bamazinyo abanamakhono.
17. Esizweni samaMaya, iziboshwa, izigqila nabanye abantu okwakufanele bahlatshelwe babependwa ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kwesinye isikhathi bahlukunyezwe. Ngemuva kwalokho, bayiswa phezulu kwelinye lamaphiramidi, lapho badutshulwa khona ngomnsalo noma inhliziyo yabo esashayayo yanqunywa esifubeni sabo. Kwesinye isikhathi abasizi babapristi babevele basuse isikhumba sesisulu, esasigqokwa umpristi ophakeme. Ngemuva kwalokho kwenziwa umdanso wesiko.
18. Izizwe zamaMaya zazinolunye lwezinhlelo zokubhala ezithuthuke kakhulu kuyo yonke imiphakathi yasendulo. Babhala ngakho konke ababekuthola, ikakhulukazi ezinhlakeni.
19. Kwakungenzeka ukufakazela ukuthi amaMaya ayesebenzisa izindlela zokuqeda izinhlungu. Ngakho-ke emasikweni ahlukahlukene enkolo, kwasetshenziswa izidakamizwa ze-hallucinogenic. Bazisebenzisela impilo yansuku zonke kabanzi. I-hallucinogen enjalo yenziwe ngekhowe elithile, i-peyote, i-bindweed nogwayi.
20. Amapiramidi kaMayan afakwa ohlwini lwezimangaliso zomhlaba eziyi-7. Kuze kube manje, izakhiwo eziningi zifihlwe ngaphansi koqweqwe olujiyile lomhlaba, futhi ukumbiwa kwazo kube nzima ngenxa yokungahambi kahle kwehlathi lemvula. Lezo zakhiwo esezibuyiselwe zihlaba umxhwele ngokuhlelwa kwazo okungavamile.
