AGRICULTURAL RHYTHMS AND RITUALS

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on Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals : Ancient Maya Solar Observation in Hinterland Blue Creek

The article of Gregory Zaro and Jon Lohse , Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals : Ancient Maya Solar Observation in Hinterland Blue Creek mainly discusses the various and highly effective agricultural practices in Mesoamerica during times when sophisticated equipment and instruments were not yet available . The authors mainly focused on the ancient Mayan civilization whose settlements are now collectively known as Latin America . Basically , it was evident that much of Mesoamerica

was highly successful in terms of agricultural production and the planting and growing of crops , among others . However , the authors stressed that it is important to not that the ancient civilizations that lived in the past had little to no knowledge of soil types , regulation and moisture levels , fertility , the growing cycles , and other requirements and that are essential in crop production , yet they still were able to have successful and sustainable agricultural conditions

The authors point out that the main reasons behind their success are their ancient rituals , practices and beliefs which mainly focused on the cosmos and are used to mark the passage of time and the seasons relative to their agricultural production . These practices rituals include sacrifices , rituals that are associated with water management and fertility and the civilizations ability to monitor seasonal changes by observing the movements and changes of the celestial bodies in the sky In addition , these practices , rituals and other agricultural...