1. Early Belize History, Glyphs, Timelines, The Future Article describing discoveries in the interpretation of the Mayan script, and understanding of their Category Science Social Sciences Mesoamerican Epigraphy Maya......THE EARLY HISTORY OF BELIZE Early belize history Home Glyphs Timeline Future Links Early History Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 http://www.ambergriscaye.com/earlyhistory/

THE EARLY HISTORY OF BELIZE By Silvia Pinzon BA, MLS and Ray Auxillou Glyphs Timeline The Future The exciting prehistory of Mesoamerica is just coming to light in the past few years. Beginning with the Spanish conquest, we have a record of Mesoamerica and the Mayan Empire for the past five hundred years. Today, thanks to recent discoveries in the interpretation of the Mayan written language, we are beginning to scratch the surface of three thousand years of history. Many Mayan ruins that have been archeologically explored and excavated have not yet had their glyphs translated. The few that have reveal a world of pre Spanish city states that warred with each other for several thousand years. Many ruins exist in the jungles of Belize, the Yucatan Peninsula and the Peten, which until today have not yet been excavated to reveal their history. many more ruins are yet to be found. The city states of Mesoamerica rivaled, and probably surpassed, the social organization and development of Medieval cities in Europe. This is an exciting time for archeology and anthropology students, because the history of the early Maya civilization is yet to be filled in by field studies. Now that the written language is being deciphered, we will in future years be able to compile a history going back in some cases for four thousand years, long before the time of Christ.

2. Belize History Historical Information Page for Ambergris Caye, Belize. Read about the Maya, the pirates of the Caribbean, and more! Maya History. Early History of Belize, Glyphs, Timeline http://www.turq.com/belize/belhist.html

History of Belize N umerous ruins indicate that for hundreds of years Belize was heavily populated by the Maya Indians, whose relatively advanced civilization reached its height between A.D. 300 and 900. The civilization collapsed and many of the people migrated. In 1502, Columbus sailed into and named the Bay of Honduras but he did not actually visit the area later known as British Honduras. T he first recorded European settlement was established in 1683 by shipwrecked British sailors. These were later augmented by disbanded British soldiers and sailors after the capture of Jamaica from Spain in 1655. The settlement, whose main activity was logwood cutting, had a troubled history during the next 150 years. It was subjected to numerous attacks from neighboring Spanish settlements. I t was only in 1763 that Spain in the Treaty of Paris allowed the British settlers to engage in the logwood industry. This was reaffirmed by the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 and the area of logwood concession was extended by the Convention of London in 1786. But Spanish attacks continued until a decisive victory was won by settlers, with British naval support, in the Battle of St. George's Caye in 1798. A fter that British control over the settlement gradually increased and in 1862 British Honduras was formally declared a British Colony. From an early date the settlers had governed themselves under a system of primitive democracy by Public Meeting. A constitution based on this system was granted in 1765 and this, with some modification continued until 1840 when an Executive Council was created. The Crown Colony system of Government was introduced in 1871, and the Legislative Assembly by its own vote was replaced by a nominated Legislative Council with an official majority presided over by the Lieutenant Governor.

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T he largest of the 200 plus islands of Belize, Ambergris Caye (Am-BURR-jis Key) is a twenty five mile long island made up of three main areas. Mangrove swamps, lagoons, and sand. The lagoons are to the western (leeward) side of the island. The Barrier Reef lies about a half mile to the east of the island, running the entire length, the reef and the land touching at the northeast of the island at Rocky Point. The sand reaches a height of three to five feet above sea level, to a maximum of 10 feet at San Pedro Town. 2001- Year in Review Ambergris Museum Ambergris Caye History- More Detail Maya History ... Recognition of Psychiatric Disorder in British Honduras, 1973 E uropean contact with Ambergris Caye settlers is documented from 1508. At that time, the area was populated by the Maya. An incredible people, the Maya lived throughout Central America, flourishing from 250 A.D. to 900. Many Maya settlements were still thriving when contact with europeans was made. T he Mayan civilization flourished in Central America from about 2000 B.C. to about 1000 A.D. These short, muscular built, red-skinned Indians built great temples, made astonishing artifacts, tools and pottery, carved their history on slabs of stelae and made scholastic achievements that forever changed the world. They were great astronomers, created an efficient calendar , derived their own writing system and developed ingenious mathematical concepts including the concept of 0.

4. Belize History, Ambergris Caye History, Ambergris Caye, Belize Large sections on Maya history, temples and Belize ruins. Weekly columns on "25 Years Ago" Category Society History By Region Central America Belize......San Pedro Sun THE Island Newspaper. http://belizehistory.com/

BelizeHistory.com Ambergris Museum Ambergris Caye History- More Detail Maya History Early History of Belize, Glyphs, Timeline ... Aztec Account of Spanish Conquest Other Features Visitors Center Belize Electronic Library BelizeSearch.com What to do in Belize Diving and Snorkeling Birding Maya World Tours Fishing ... Add URL Pick An Island Site To Visit: (drop down menu, click and hold) San Pedro Sun- THE Island Newspaper 150th Anniversary of San Pedro, 1848-1998 Articles on Ambergris Caye and Belize Adventures in Belize Agape House Alfonso Graniel, L'il Alfonse Alonzo Flota, Under Da Sea Tours AmbergrisCayeDiscounts.com Ambergris Divers, Roberto Canul Ambergris Today- Island Newspaper Amigo Travel Amigos del Mar Dive Shop Appraisals of Belize Property Aqua Dives AquaMarina Suites Archaeology of Ambergris Caye- Herman Smith The Aubisque, Catamaran Charters B-Lease Banana Beach Resort Banyan Bay Barb's Belize Barefoot Watersports Beachfront Suites Belize Academy Of Diving Belize Beach Suites Belize Business Development Belize Business E-Mail and Website Directory Belize Calendar of Events Belize Economic/Investment Guide Belize Electronic Resource Library Belize Real Estate Ltd.

5. Belize History, Electronic Resource Library For Belize Development Nearly all belize history books deal from the time of Scottish pirate presence at the Belize River mouth, 350 years ago, http://www.ambergriscaye.com/BzLibrary/history.html

SUBJECTS Library Home Aircraft- Homebuilt Aircraft- Homebuilt Photos Aircraft- Exportable Homebuilt ... Click here for Library SEARCH ENGINE http://Belize1.com / earlyhistory Nearly all Belize History books deal from the time of Scottish pirate presence at the Belize River mouth, 350 years ago, to present day. They ignore the history of Belize of thousands of years before. This Earlier History covers the years of Spanish invasions of Belize, the wars, the Classic Maya period and pre-classic era of the Maya, going back 11,000 years. Taken from the Spanish archives and archeological surveys. Belize has a very long history. http://Belize1.com / earlyhistory /glyphs.html Maya glyphs, how they decipher them, what they mean, their origins http://AmbergrisCaye.com / 25years / 25 Years Ago on Ambergris Caye, a weekly column by Angel Nunez http://AmbergrisCaye.com / pages / mayan / history.html History of Ambergris Caye, and San Pedro. Links to Belize History http://AmbergrisCaye.com / pages / mayan / earlyhistory.html Belize Early History, Archaeology of Ambergris Caye http://AmbergrisCaye.com / pages / mayan / maya.html

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7. Glyphs, Early Belize History HISTORY OF THE DECIPHERING OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS tropical region of what is today eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador http://www.ambergriscaye.com/earlyhistory/glyphs.html

HISTORY OF THE DECIPHERING OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS Prehistory is the study of people without writing, while history is the study of the societies that possessed writing (Stuart and Houston 1989: 129) The history of Mesoamerica begins well before Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492. Spanish priests and soldiers were the first Europeans to see Maya glyphs. Although these Europeans were intrigued by the strangeness of the signs, their strong Christian beliefs against any display of paganism literally forced them to consign the native documents to the bonfire, to neglect, or to ultimate oblivion in innumerable official archives (Houston 1989: 8). THE SPANISH ERA In 1517, when Spanish explorers landed on the coast of Yucatan, the peninsula was divided into city-states constantly at war with each other and trying to establish their own boundaries. Each city state had a ruler, the "halach uinic" under which were an elite of brave warriors. The priesthood had enormous influence over the lives of the Maya whose lives were ruled by religion and the calendar . The priests were in charge of keeping the books and the calendar (Coe 1992: 71-72). The most comprehensive work about the Mayas was Fray Diego De Landa's Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan ("Account of the Things of Yucatan") written around 1566. De Landa's work contains a description of "Maya calendrical signs and a mysterious alphabet" which became the key to solve the Mayan Hieroglyphs (Houston 1989: 8). However, for almost 300 years the manuscript remained unrecognized until interest in Maya glyphs was rekindled in the nineteenth century. De Landa's account of the Maya days and months did not come to light until 1863 (Coe 1992: 73-80).

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Belize history For books, click travel guides From the 4 th to 9 th century, the ancient Mayan civilization flourished in Belize, reaching an estimated population of 400,000 in the country at its peak. The Mayans were excellent craftsmen, skilled at making pottery, carving jade and crafting elaborate costumes of feathers, but are perhaps most famous for their incredible mathematical systems and calendars and their use of a complex writing system that is still not completely deciphered. In the 10 th century however, the Belize population began suffering a mysterious decline and most immigrated to Yucatan. But there were still many inhabitants in Belize when the Spanish arrived and began conquering much of the Americas in the 16 th century. The Spaniards tried to control Belize as well, but the Mayan warriors held them back. Even though the Spanish never managed to get a lasting hold on the area, they further decimated the Mayan population with the spreading of European diseases.

9. Belize History BELIZE. The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several http://www.nationbynation.com/Belize/History1.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... BELIZE The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several major archeological sites notably Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. European contact began in 1502 when Columbus sailed along the coast. The first recorded European settlement was begun by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638. Over the next 150 years, more English settlements were established. This period was also marked by piracy, indiscriminate logging, and sporadic attacks by Indians and neighboring Spanish settlements. Great Britain first sent an official representative to the area in the late 18th century, but Belize was not formally termed the Colony of British Honduras until 1840. It became a crown colony in 1862. Subsequently, several constitutional changes were enacted to expand representative government. Full internal self-government under a ministerial system was granted in January 1964. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on September 21, 1981.

10. Belize History And Culture Find out about the history of Belize and its social class structure,ethnicity, and much more. belize history and Culture Guide picks. http://gocaribbean.about.com/cs/belizeculture/

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11. Radio Belize history of Belize and radio station information. http://www.swl.net/patepluma/central/misc/belize89.html

Radio Belize: Caribbean Beat in Central America By Don Moore A slightly edited version of this article was originally published in the January, 1989 issue of Monitoring Times magazine. Where in the world would people name towns Gallon Jug, Washing Tree, Double Head Cabbage, Orange Walk Town, Burrel Boom, and Monkey River? Nowhere else but easy-going Belize, the world's number one producer of humorous place names. Perhaps these names are a product of Belize's distinctive history. Belize was once part of the great Maya Indian civilization. The Spanish came in the 1500s, claimed Belize, and tried a few tentative settlements. Finding no gold or silver, they soon left. In the 1600s, English pirates used Belize's numerous coves and offshore islands as bases from where they launched raids on Spanish treasure fleets. Along with their booty, the pirates carried stories of Belize's huge mahogany forests back to England. Soon British loggers and their slaves set up camp among the pirate bases. Pirates, loggers, and slaves mingled. As time passed, new groups were added to the mixture. An ethnically diverse nation was born. Ethnically Diverse Today about half of Belize's population is of mixed ancestry, descendants of loggers, pirates, and slaves; with negro slave blood predominating. The rest of the population is quite a hodgepodge. About twenty percent are Mayan Indians; Kekchi Mayas who have always lived in Belize, and Mopan Mayas who came in the 1860s, fleeing a civil war in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Another ten percent is German Mennonite. They came looking for a place to practice their simple agrarian religion, and today their farms are Belize's breadbasket.

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dateString = 1032337545; Keyword Search: Home Explore Central and South America Belize History E-mail this page Keyword Search Help Belize Travel and Trips Overview The Essentials Where to Go ... Health and Vaccinations Contact Us We're here to help you book your next vacation, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (US Central Time) Monday-Friday. Call 1-800-iExplore Price Guarantee Our promise: You won't find any of our trips at a lower price anywhere. iExplore offers the best value in adventure and experiential travel... GUARANTEED! Belize History of Belize Spain continued to claim the area, however, and the decisive battle between the Spanish and British was fought 10 September 1798, off St. George's Caye. The British won and continued to rule the area despite advances by Mexico and Guatemala in the 1820s. The settlement became known as British Honduras, though it wasn't until 1862 that it officially became a British colony. In 1973 the name was changed to Belize, and on 21 September 1981, the country declared its independence from Britain. Today, Belize is a multicultural and multilingual society. Descendants of the Maya, the English and the African slaves have been joined by Mennonites who immigrated to Belize by way of Canada after World War II. Mestizos are a large and growing group, and East Indians, Chinese and expatriate Europeans and North Americans are also part of the Belizean melting pot.

14. Belize Vacations Belize Hotels And Resorts, Belize Luxury belize history Belize Resorts, Belize adventure vacations, arrangements fordescriminating travelers romantic Belize vacations, five star resortsMAYA http://www.belizevacationguide.com/Belize_History.html

Belize, Belize Luxury Resorts, Belize Hotels and Villas Romantic Belize Weddings and Honeymoons Virtuoso, Belize Vacation and BelizeLuxury Cruise Consultants Experience the Essence of True Luxury and our Uncompromising Service Places in Belize Abrergris Caye Altun Ha Mayan Ruins Belize City Belize Marine Parks ... Click here for our free Welcome to Paradise screen saver You'll love this! Belize: History MAYA CIVILIZATION Archaeologists estimate that at their peak, 1 to 2 million Native Americans lived within the borders of present day Belize. Mighty cities such as Caracol, Xunantunich and Lamanai dotted the landscape, with small argricultural communities farming the land between. The Maya civilization is divided into the Pre-Classic (1000 B.C. to A.D. 300), the Classic (A.D. 300 to 900) when the civilization reached its height of development, and the Post-Classic (A.D. 1000 to 1500) when the civilization fell apart and disappeared. No one knows for certain what caused the disappearance of the Maya. Perhaps it was war, loss of faith, famine or a series of natural disasters. EUROPEAN PRESENCE Christopher Columbus sailed along the coast of Central America in 1502, and named the bay which borders the southern part of the barrier reef "Bay of Honduras.

15. Belize History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, belize history Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/belize/belize_history_index.html

16. Belize Investment Guide - Belize History recognizing the uncertainties surrounding the preferential agreements through whichBelize markets 80 NOTE A more detailed account of Belizean History HERE. http://www.belize.org/html/big/history.html

TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP OF BELIZE BELIZE AT A GLANCE BELIZE - MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ... Investment Schemes APPENDICES Directory Ministries of Government Tax Policy Investment Opportunities ... Click Here to order a bound version of this document HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Belize, with an area of 8,867 sq. miles or 23,000 sq. kilometers and a population of 205,000 inhabitants, is an independent English speaking country in Central America. It has often times been referred to as the bridge between the Caribbean and Central America and remains a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations with Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain as the titular Head of State. A Prime Minister and Cabinet make up the executive branch, while a 29 member elected House of Representatives and 8 member appointed Senate form a bicameral legislature. The Government of Bleize is operated on the principles of parliamentary democracy, based on the Westminister System. Belize, over the years has been able to develop an economic environment where there is a dynamic working relationship between the public sector and the private sector. Its exports of goods and services account for more than 50% of GDP. Belize's leading exports of sugar, citrus and bananas, are being cmplimented by the successful development of new products for export such as shrimp, papayas and other tropical fruits. At the same time Government encourages the development of new ways of producing and marketing traditional products. This is in response to its call for economic diversification.

17. Belize: History And Culture belize history and Culture http://library.louisville.edu/government/international/belize/belizehistory.html

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20. Belize History History. England was the mother country of Belize but, on the 21'stof September in 1981 Belize became independent. Every year after http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/steve/belizeweb/eduardo/belhist.html

History England was the mother country of Belize but, on the 21'st of September in 1981 Belize became independent. Every year after that we celebrate it by having music, dances and food. St. George Caye was the first capital of Belize because, The Logwood Cutters won the war against The Spaniarls in 1798. today the capital of Belize is Belmopan There are many Ethnic groups that live in Belize. Some are the Ketchi Maya, Mopan Maya, Yacatec Maya

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