Editing Maya (section)

==/tg/ Relevance==
This hobby started out in a Western culture, the USA and the UK, so 1970s-era Western concerns have defined the community's approach to The Exotic. That meant the Maya were treated less for their own sake than for the sake of their past. ''i.e.'' Time for a TOMB RAID!!

The most-dramatic Maya lost cities, meaning Cholti cities, had got themselves un-lost over the late 19th century, contemporaneous with the un-losing-ness of Egyptian and Sumerian cities. This inspired all manner of pulp fiction in [[Clark Ashton Smith]] stories which, of course, bequeathed to the [[AD&D]] society ''[[C1: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan]]''. (''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' only increased interest in this genre although, technically, that opening temple might not be Maya.)

Nowadays with wider appreciation of the Maya mythology, including one of humanity's most dramatic underworlds, and the newer perspective on Maya history/-ies, we might someday see a Maya-themed adventure which actually involves living Maya culture. (Better - we hope - than [[Maztica|what was done to]] we mean, for the [[Aztec|Mexica]].) The movies have already got this ball rolling. (Did we mention the Mesoamerican ballgame yet?)

To get y'all started, other 2000s-era Maya-themed kino, besides ''Apocalypto'' (which is great) which you can watch is ''The Ruins''.

[[Category: History]]