6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For

Image captions: (Left) Illustrations of Indigenous people growing corn from The General History of the Things of New Spain by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún: The Florentine Codex, 1577. Source: Library of Congress. (Right) Vessel with ballgame scene, circa 600-900 CE, Guatemala. Source: Denver Art Museum. Article by Kristen Jancuk. The Collector – April 4, 2024.

Whether widely recognized for pioneering these “modern” marvels, or it’s about time they were given credit, check out 6 surprising Inca, Aztec, and Maya inventions.

Columbus may have sailed in pursuit of gold, but what he and his successors found was a new world full of never-before-seen plants, animals, and even technology. From unique foods to mind-boggling tools and skills, civilizations in Meso- and South America wowed […]

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