r/mesoamerica
75k members
r/mesoamerica is a subreddit with 75k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses mayan, aztec, maya, mesoamerican, and mexico.
Mesoamerica, Aztec, Huastec, Mixtec, Maya, Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacán, Totonac, Zapotec, West Mexico, shaft tomb, Huichol, Cora
Popular Themes in r/mesoamerica
#1
Advice Requests
: "Why is the Eagle on the Mexican flag depicted with a snake?"
3 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Ahuizotl design for my upcoming release of The Sixth Sun. Super excited to finally be sharing this!"
1 post
#3
News
: "Researchers May Have Deciphered the Lost Language of Teotihuacan, Linking the Ancient City to the Aztec World | Ancientist"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mesoamerica
#1
Mayan
: "A 1,100-year-old stone scoreboard for a Mayan sport known as pelota that was discovered by archeologists at Chichén Itzá in April 2023."
49 posts
#2
Aztec
: "Are there any existing remains or archeological sites of the Great Wall of Tlaxcala? This Mesoamerican structure was encountered by Cortez during the Aztec conquest."
49 posts
#3
Maya
: "“Stela Yomop,” a privately owned relief depicting Lady Ix Ook Ayiin dressed as the goddess of creation or the moon. Classic Maya, circa 700 CE"
49 posts
#4
Mesoamerican
44 posts
#5
Mexico
: "A 2,300 kg iron meteorite was found carefully wrapped in linen and buried alongside human remains in an ancient temple in Casas Grandes, an archaeological site in northern Mexico attributed to the Mogollon culture.
Image Credit: National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C."
41 posts
#6
Olmec
: "Olmec style figurine; 1200-500 BCE; Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico"
32 posts
#7
History
: "Elementary school textbooks in 20 native languages of Mexico, all six grades"
16 posts
#8
Art
15 posts
#9
Sculpture
: "Portrait Sculpture; Toniná, Chiapas, Mexico; 600-900 CE, Maya"
13 posts
#10
Indigenous
11 posts
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+11k members(17.0%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026