I would really love to see you do more about mesoamerican macuahuitl stuff, particularly seeing as an original has been discovered in the mayora museum.
@@thepoorhistorian2325 first off, thank you for the reply, and second off, thank you for being basically the only guy on UA-cam doing some real investigation into the original macuahuitl. While I have your ear, I’d like to ask some questions if you don’t mind. 1. Is it possible that the macuahuitl was not a jagged paddle like what we see in the codices, which are disproportionate for emphasis, but rather a true sword with a continuous edge of small, durable blades packed tightly together? 2. I cannot find a source confirming that macuahuitl blades are prismatic blades knapped from a blade core. Is it possible that macuahuitl blades were their own type of blade, knapped for durability rather than pure sharpness, than sharpened in the field by flaking in the style of a stone knife? 3. Have you ever thought of doing a comparison with the flint bladed swords of Neolithic Europe? Peter Wiking on instagram does some replicas of them.
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I would really love to see you do more about mesoamerican macuahuitl stuff, particularly seeing as an original has been discovered in the mayora museum.
Bro same! 😅 Hopefully soon.
@@thepoorhistorian2325 first off, thank you for the reply, and second off, thank you for being basically the only guy on UA-cam doing some real investigation into the original macuahuitl.
While I have your ear, I’d like to ask some questions if you don’t mind.
1. Is it possible that the macuahuitl was not a jagged paddle like what we see in the codices, which are disproportionate for emphasis, but rather a true sword with a continuous edge of small, durable blades packed tightly together?
2. I cannot find a source confirming that macuahuitl blades are prismatic blades knapped from a blade core. Is it possible that macuahuitl blades were their own type of blade, knapped for durability rather than pure sharpness, than sharpened in the field by flaking in the style of a stone knife?
3. Have you ever thought of doing a comparison with the flint bladed swords of Neolithic Europe? Peter Wiking on instagram does some replicas of them.