Template:Did you know nominations/Nicarao people
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
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Nicarao people[edit]
- ... that the extinct Nicarao people of pre-Columbian Nicaragua shared many cultural traits with the Aztecs of Mexico, including their calendar, screenfold books, and human sacrifice? Source: "The Nicarao possessed a number of cultural traits in common with the Aztecs of central Mexico, including an identical calendar, the use of screenfold books, a related pantheon of deities, and the practice of human sacrifice." McCafferty, Geoffrey (2015) The Mexican Legacy in Nicaragua p. 111.
- ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- Reviewed: Aneuretellus
Created by Simon Burchell (talk). Self-nominated at 18:10, 22 July 2017 (UTC).
I enjoyed the article very much! At first I was concerned that, without the lead, the article would not pass the length requirements, but it does easily. The article is also new enough, having been created 5 days prior to nomination. There are plenty of citations but the only source I can access is in Spanish and appears to mention the subject only briefly. I am more than willing, however, to assume good faith given the author's outstanding contribution to Wikipedia. It would be nice if the hook source, at least, could be quoted here as strongly suggested by the DYK template. I also think a hook mentioning this little-known extinct people's habit of shaping their children's skulls might be more catchy. QPQ not done, so I cannot approve the nomination yet. Surtsicna (talk) 18:59, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks @Surtsicna:, I've just done the QPQ. Looks like I made a mess of the sourcing for the hook, but I've tidied it now. The source article is posted without a paywall here at academia.edu. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 18:10, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
following in the footsteps of González were other Spaniards seeking gold, glory, and souls, as had been won by contemporary conquistadores such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. Chroniclers of these incursions, especially Gonzalo Oviedo y Valdés (1976; see also Abel-Vidor 1980), recorded the cultural attributes of the natives of Pacific Nicaragua, including a calendar system identical to that of the Nahuas of central Mexico, a similar religious pantheon, the use of human sacrifice and screenfold pictorial manuscripts (León-Portilla 1972), and the economic importance of cacao (Steinbrenner 2006).
- The previous page specifically links this to the Nicarao people. Simon Burchell (talk) 18:28, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
