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mborogarden<p>Today, from Hungarian paprika to chiles rellenos in Mexico, chili and bell peppers continue to nourish and inspire.🌱🔥</p><p>Here’s to ancient flavors and new traditions. ✨</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chili</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peppers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesoamerican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mexican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Murfreesboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Murfreesboro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.murfreesborocommunitygardening.com/post/bell-peppers-from-aztec-stews-to-kitchens-worldwide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">murfreesborocommunitygardening</span><span class="invisible">.com/post/bell-peppers-from-aztec-stews-to-kitchens-worldwide</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg<p>When War Became Sport: The History of the Mesoamerican Ballgame</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/history-mesoamerican-ballgame/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecollector.com/history-mesoa</span><span class="invisible">merican-ballgame/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesoamerican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a></p>
Robert Sanscartier<p>Plants in Mesoamerican cloud forests climb mountains to escape climate change</p><p>A study reveals that species have moved to higher altitudes, at an average rate of between 1.8 and 2.7 meters per year since 1979</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/wip/1ZTcj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/wip/1ZTcj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-03-09/plants-in-mesoamerican-cloud-forests-climb-mountains-to-escape-climate-change.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.elpais.com/climate/202</span><span class="invisible">5-03-09/plants-in-mesoamerican-cloud-forests-climb-mountains-to-escape-climate-change.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesoamerican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrreversibleOverheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSuicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassExtinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
𒌉𒀭𒆠𒀀🏳️‍🌈Qwynnyx🏳️‍⚧️𓅮𓅱𓏏𓏭𓏖𓏞<p>Hi, I'm Qwynnyx (they/them).<br>(Pronounced as Welsh Gwyn &amp; Greek Nyx, i.e. /ˈgwin.niks/ or preferably /ˈgwyn.nyks/)<br>I'm a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> of cultures who first developed writing.<br>I did <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egyptology</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assyriology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assyriology</span></a> i.e. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientMesopotamianStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientMesopotamianStudies</span></a> for my bachelor's but am now moving to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sinology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sinology</span></a> (no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesoamerican</span></a> studies @ my uni) for my master's.<br>I speak fluent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> &amp; know some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> but currently study <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mandarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mandarin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeuHier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeuHier</span></a></p>
Meeple Mountain<p>NAWALLI brings Mesoamerican religious beliefs to the gaming table, in the form of a tight and tense lane battler. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.<br><a href="https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/nawalli/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meeplemountain.com/reviews/naw</span><span class="invisible">alli/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGames</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aztec</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/MesoAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MesoAmerican</span></a><br>4/5 ★</p>
Art History Animalia<p>Happy <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldFrogDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldFrogDay</span></a>! <a href="https://historians.social/tags/DYK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DYK</span></a> there are currently 7582 species of frogs documented, about 88% of all known amphibians?</p><p>This happy greenstone <a href="https://historians.social/tags/frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frog</span></a> lives at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Unfortunately very little info is available about its exact origins beyond it being pre-conquest <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesoamerican</span></a>; museum records list it as having been collected from the Valley of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>, Chalco, possibly Veracruz, and added to the collection in 1901.</p><p>Dimensions: L13.5 x W 16.0 x D 25.0 cm.</p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MosaicMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MosaicMonday</span></a>, here is Diego Rivera's 1956 Exekatlkalli mosaic on the façade of La Casa de los Vientos (The House of the Winds, home of Dolores Olmedo) in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Acapulco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Acapulco</span></a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>. It was one of his last great works before his death in 1957. In addition to the depictions of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesoamerican</span></a> deities Quetzalcóatl, Cōātlīcue, and Tlāloc, there is a Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican Hairless Dog) and a "Sapo-Rana" ("Toad-Frog" - a character based on Rivera's nickname).</p><p>More photos here:<br><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:La_Casa_de_los_Vientos,_Acapulco" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cat</span><span class="invisible">egory:La_Casa_de_los_Vientos,_Acapulco</span></a></p>
Chema Hernández Gil<p>If you are interested in the subject, a good article is the <em>The Mesoamerican Connection in the Southwest</em> by Randall H. McGuire.</p><p>The article pushes on the theory that <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/mesoamerican" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesoamerican</a> pochteca traders exerted political and economic control over the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/native" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Native</a> cultures in <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/oasisamerica" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oasisamerica</a> and goes down the possible and confirmed interactions.</p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/indigenousmastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousMastodon</a></p><p>You can find it here: <a href="https://sci-hub.se/10.2307/30247838" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sci-hub.se/10.2307/30247838</a></p>
Chema Hernández Gil<p>After seeing the ruins of <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/mesoamerican" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesoamerican</a> cities all my life, I love finding artistic representations of <strong>what they used to look like.</strong></p><p>More images here: <a href="http://www.hookedonthepast.com/teotihuacan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.hookedonthepast.com/teotihuacan/</a></p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/teotihuacan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teotihuacan</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/macehualurbanism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacehualUrbanism</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/indigenous" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/native" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Native</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/urbanism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Urbanism</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.sanfranciscan.org/tag/mexico" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a></p>
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