Re:Great Pyramid of Cholula
by lobsterslive on Thursday October 05, 2023 @12:23PM
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There's a really great Youtube channel that covers indigenous American history called Ancient Americas:
https://www.youtube.com/@AncientAmericas
It does a ton of really great deep dives into pre-Columbian and native cultures. I agree with you that there's tons to learn and an unrecognized degree of influence on our day to day lives (corn and potatoes being two examples).
Don't forget chocolate, tomatoes, and basically all spicy food. The spiciest thing in the Old World before Columbus was black pepper.
As a European, after reading "1491" and "1493" by Charles C. Mann last year, I agree: I learned a lot from that book. I didn't realize there was such a treasure trove of world history there, and so many intricate links between these societies in the early history of American colonization.
There's a lot of evidence that the American obsession with natural rights is at least in part due to Native thought and lifestyle. Their history and motivations matters a lot more to you than Lord Fuckwad of Luxembourg marrying his sister. The accomplishments down there are just as remarkable, and much more accessible than the Euro equivalent.