From Paleolithic to Ancient Civilizations

It is amazing to me how far we have come; intrigued by evolution from the beginnings of human migration out of Africa 100,000 Years ago to Ancient civilization. I'm intrigued how just in our own back yard in Santa Barbara, California we had the Chumash that lived along the coast.  The Chumash are more of a representation of those later post-Ice Age Paleolithic peoples, who settled in permanent villages. It is very important to know the history of the "Paleolithic" era. Today, we rely on agriculture and is very important today as it was back in the "Neolithic" times.

We as humans must learn to live with what the world has to offer. I believe we need to pay a little more attention in today's society on how our "World" is evolving as a planet, and what the world has to offer today. During 3000 B.C.E. - 10,000 B.C.E was the time of the first farmers and the revolution of the Agriculture. I think the world is changing and we are in interesting times. Back then the world had plenty of vegetation and not many humans. I was amazed to learn that, due to the Agricultural Revolution, this led to an increase in human population. Our climate is constantly changing and what climate takes away it gives back. Hence, we must evolve on how to find new food sources. Which leads to my next view on human kind or The emergence of Civilizations.

When I was a little girl, my father took me to a town called "Merida", this town is located in the Yucatan. While we were visiting this town of Merida, I remember taking daily walks and hikes to a certain rocky temple, as a child would describe form their view eyes. I remember, walking up this long tall stairs and what we now know it as "Chitzen Itza." All, I remember is those big red aunts walking up and down my legs... Funny, what you remember, I must of been about 7 years old. My family is from Mexico. My father is from Tizapan, Jalisco and my mother is from Mexico City. Both of my parents ancestors come from one of these "Old Civilizations", Mayan and Aztec Indian. I have always been interesting in really learning more about my ancestry mostly the Mayan. I have gone back to see more temples in Tikal and Merida. I have briefly read about the Mayan but never really knew how this civilization came to be.

What is important to me is to know is the Mayan had their own Mayan script or writing. Their calendar is very important today as it was back then. Their ancient writing is still used in the Yucatan today in remote regions. This I hold very dear to me, because although the whole Mayan civilization was almost wiped out through diseases, famine and rituals. When you visit this part of the world in Mexico, you can still see how the Mayan today still live like their past ancestors. I will write more about this civilization in future blog posts.