South America’s Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors

Read the full article on sciencemag here: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/south-america-s-inca-civilization-was-better-skull-surgery-civil-war-doctors?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=JHubbard&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR26wfGyGxJodAFzKSK6qODcppdZzhN-fh9rkrKjWuJhHqT0uU0nByAXRtI

Andean panflute music is my jam

Check out this dank Peruvian mixtape I found. It's fire. 

I stumbled across it while I was watching a documentary about civilizations in the Americas. It was used in the background and I just had to look for the original song so that I could steal it for my mixtape. Perhaps some of you will be interested in the documentary as well although it wasn't too great... and also it was in French lol but you can probably find it if you searched "Les Indiens d'amerique" or something on Ina.fr. 

Well that's all for today. Sorry for the short low-quality posts like the meme shitposts. I promise I'll update with good content as soon as I have the time. If you want a sneak peak on what's to come, I'll probably do something about Caral. That's a really lit historical site discovered in the Supe Valley in Peru, and it dates back to c. 2600 BCE  which is super old for something from the Americas. When it was found, it pushed back the history of the Americas by some thousands of years. I won't give away too much about it because I have an interesting hypothesis about it that I want to share in an upcoming post ;D Also I might do something on Moche gold electroplating techniques but that's way less interesting to be honest. I also have a biography post planned out on Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, MEXICO'S PHILOSOPHER-KING.

Stay woke fam.

This is exactly what an ancient Peruvian queen looked like

The Moche civilization of Peru (100-700 AD) was long thought by historians to be a patriarchal society. This belief was shattered in 2005, when a female mummy known as "the Lady of Cao" was found among buried gold treasures. In July2017, archaeologists have been able to reconstruct what this powerful ruler looked like. 3D imaging technology and forensics archaeology, along with a study of the skull which took 10 months, have now yielded this epic result. 

My favourite thing about this awesomeness is that most indigenous people today still look like this. People are always talking about them being mixed with Europeans, trying to get indigenous people to not associate with the glorious civilizations their ancestors created, but the truth is they're still the same people. They can see themselves in this 1700 year old face. Colonizers settling here hasn't made a huge impact on their genetics. After all, Europeans have only been here for around 500 years and they've been here for at least 12,000. 

You can read more about this epic archaeological discovery here: 
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40502368 

By the way, check out this super cute Hetalia-inspired drawing of Incas <3 :="" font="" nbsp="">

If you have a DeviantArt account, pleade +watch OldSting, the artist, for more! 

That's all for today, fellow wannabe historians! 

And remember: 

ama sua ama llulla ama quella

The Atahualping Challenge is the coolest new social media trend

When the Spaniards met the Inca emperor Atahualpa, they showed him a Bible. Legend has it that Atahualpa tossed it away like it was nothing. Today people in Peru are reenacting this. It's a really creative and awesome way for them to support indigenous resistance. 

via GIPHY

Of course, there are stupid people that are overly offended by this. It's just a historical reenactment though :D . It's also rejecting religious indoctrination, promoting indigenous resistance, and raising awareness of the fact that the Spaniards used religion as an excuse to kill thousands of people. Just because people may get offended by this doesn't mean it's bad. Seeing this social media trend actually made my day and I thought it was the coolest thing ever, some of my Christian friends even said the same. If you're a follower of this blog, chances are you will probably agree with me and think this is awesome as well. 

Well, have a nice day fellow wannabe historians ;D 

How do these people do it?!

Right.... so.... 
Some people may point out that this video is new agerish. Well, it sort of is..... just a little bit though.

Ok so I'm not sure what the song is called but I know that it's in Runasimi (Quechua) the language of the Incas.

See this video on Youtube and scroll down and click on 'about' then 'show more'. It should give you lyrics, information and even a translation.

Here's the video:



What fascinates me about this is
1. the singer's voice O.o
2. the pretty Nican tlaca (indigenous stuff) O.o
3. & the awesome musical instruments

the first time I watched it I wuz like

wow
such Runasimi
so fab
very Nican tlaca
wow

Seriously, the song sounds so mysterious and awesome. What do you think?!



More coming up on Frypania: 

• Details about an awesome school assignment
• Stuff I will be doing/seeing this summer vacation 
• More detailed historical posts (I haven't done these in sooooo long. I am  ashamed. I'd better research something interesting and talk about it.)
• More video posts like this one (I know some of you hate them but I'll continue them anyway)
• Art & craft posts

Also, I've been considering guest posts. If anyone is interested in sharing anything on this blog, you know how to contact me. Click the 'stalk me' button and just ask. I might let you post.