Originally posted by Wernazuma III But it would be weird in the mesoamerican cosmos if the place from where the Gods originated were in the east or north.
On the other hand, it may not be too weird to say that "civilization" came from the east. Think about this scenario: The olmec culture lived on in mayan culture. Mayans took it to Yucatan. From there, they could have crossed the Gulf and ended in the Huaxtec region. Chichimec tribes on the way to the central valleys of Mexico could have passed through and picked up all the Quetzalcóatl and "civilization" stuff. (The utoaztecan linguistic family extends pretty far north, thus the chichimecs could have come from further north than is believed).
By the way, here is what they are calling the "missing link" between the Olmecs and Mayans: a frieze from Calakmul dated 400 B.C. just discovered.
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