According to Brandner, along the east coast of Mexico there are evidences of language and mathematical relationships in the pre-classic period, before 200 BC going back before eighteen hundred B.C., the period is much larger in terms of structural influences of the American and central American native peoples. It might be possible that some of the Maya migrated to Southeastern North America. A connection possibly as far west to Choco canyon and north up to Wisconsin then as far East as the Carolinas, where extensive archaeological excavations have taken place (Brandner 2014).
For example, ancient Cherokee and Yuchi elders tell stories of how they migrated to the Carolinas and the south in four to five different migrations. There was also talk …show more content…
Mayan culture blended with the native culture in the United States. There isn’t a complete language found from the Maya but there are certain words that were incorporated into the language, especially words that have to do with trade goods. For example E-tula and Etalwa both mean great city. Ache in Miscokean, which means corn is similar to Ichi from the Yucatan, the same word for corn. Another correlation is talako, a word for beans that is used in both linguistic families (Brandner …show more content…
Architectural structures such as the mound building ceremonial centers show a link to the Maya culture. For instance, the serpent shaped mound might have been in honor to the serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Kenimer mound, one of the five-sided mounds found in Georgia and connecting states, is the oldest. It was sculpted from a hill, which was the typical way the Itza Maya mounds were built in Mesoamerica 200-900 A.D. The archaeological site near Brass town Bald measures approximately half a square mile and is 700 feet in height going up the slope of the mountain. It contains as a minimum of 154 stone masonry walls that look as though they were used for agriculture and ruins of various stone structures. There are also hints of a possible irrigation system that are similar to Maya ruins and indicate early Maya presence. The terrace sites in Georgia are identical to the terrace sites in Guatemala and Mexico. The layout of the site, when shown to Maya elders such as Antonio Oxte, say they are from Guatemala and are surprised to hear that they are actually from Georgia. Etowah mounds in Northwest Georgia, was originally named Etula, which means the important town. Tula also means town in the Mayan language. The art found around the Etowah mounds is very similar to that of the Mayan culture and art (Brandner
For example, ancient Cherokee and Yuchi elders tell stories of how they migrated to the Carolinas and the south in four to five different migrations. There was also talk …show more content…
Mayan culture blended with the native culture in the United States. There isn’t a complete language found from the Maya but there are certain words that were incorporated into the language, especially words that have to do with trade goods. For example E-tula and Etalwa both mean great city. Ache in Miscokean, which means corn is similar to Ichi from the Yucatan, the same word for corn. Another correlation is talako, a word for beans that is used in both linguistic families (Brandner …show more content…
Architectural structures such as the mound building ceremonial centers show a link to the Maya culture. For instance, the serpent shaped mound might have been in honor to the serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Kenimer mound, one of the five-sided mounds found in Georgia and connecting states, is the oldest. It was sculpted from a hill, which was the typical way the Itza Maya mounds were built in Mesoamerica 200-900 A.D. The archaeological site near Brass town Bald measures approximately half a square mile and is 700 feet in height going up the slope of the mountain. It contains as a minimum of 154 stone masonry walls that look as though they were used for agriculture and ruins of various stone structures. There are also hints of a possible irrigation system that are similar to Maya ruins and indicate early Maya presence. The terrace sites in Georgia are identical to the terrace sites in Guatemala and Mexico. The layout of the site, when shown to Maya elders such as Antonio Oxte, say they are from Guatemala and are surprised to hear that they are actually from Georgia. Etowah mounds in Northwest Georgia, was originally named Etula, which means the important town. Tula also means town in the Mayan language. The art found around the Etowah mounds is very similar to that of the Mayan culture and art (Brandner