Yaxchilan

Chavin throughout highland and coastal Peru, as people would trade ceramics, textiles, and other portable objects, as well as carry these objects back to their homes far away. Yaxchilan Archaeological Site is a classic Mayan urban complex. Its architecture is covered with hieroglyphs and extensive relief sculpture. Yaxchilan

Yaxchilan was an important Maya city between 250 C.E and 900 C.E (Khan Academy, n.d). It is located in Chiapas, Mexico and is known for the images and written records carved on the stone lintels found in the city (Khan Academy, n.d). Rulers (Jaguars) decided to leave these records to express their religious beliefs and maintain their traditions (Khan Academy, n.d). The Mayan culture was deeply religious and considered rituals an essential part of their way of life and tradition (Khan Academy, n.d)

In the second article, “Sports, Gambling, and Government: America’s First Social Compact?” Hill and Clark’s subject is the Mesoamerican ballgame as it relates to the development of government. Although, Hill and Clark do provide some primary images and sources, it is not strictly a biographical article. Because the text mainly focuses on the collection of data an evidence of the first forms of Maya government as well as the first ballcourt, the authors are interpreting and characterizing the subject

pairing of male and female spirits in Dogon mythology and the sexual duality that Dogon’s see as a spiritual component of every individual. (Ezra) The Vision of Lady Xoc is a portion of the monument to Lady Xoc depicting her power and importance in Yaxchilán society. “The shedding of royal blood was an act of supreme sacrifice to gain the gods’ favor and thus perpetuate the cycle of human life.” (Kerr) Kachina dolls are used as a teaching device for children to cement the tribal stories learned in the

The City of Cuzco was a complex urban center with distinct religious and administrative functions. It was surrounded by clearly defined areas for agricultural, artisan, and industrial production. Besides the religious and government buildings, there were also exclusive abodes for royal families, which formed an unprecedented symbolic urban compound. This compound showed a stone construction technology with remarkable aesthetic and structural properties, such as the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha

Once again the main priority of getting accepted into the afterlife resulted in the bettering of the mummification process. To conclude, the creation of different types of amulets, tombs and the preparation of a body for burial, helped the Egyptians progress their everyday aspects of life, develop on many of their infrastructures and art due to their top priority of getting into the afterlife. The ancient Mayan’s fear of the underworld inspired them to live; through this fear, they were able to

The two objects are from very different places and eras. The first one is situated close to Yaxchilan, a Maya origin mural on the Bonampak North Wall room 2. It dates to the late classic period. The second image is the Danzantes at Montel Alban from the late formative period. They are located in the temple of the Danzantes and are of Zapotec origin. Although both are from different regions, they have the same purpose and meaning. The “Mural of Bonampak” depicts the defeated warriors naked, kneeling

regions to have cloud forests similar to those of the Reserva de la Biosfera el Triunfo. Chiapas is divided into 122 municipalities and it’s capital city Tuxtla Guiterrez. Chiapas is home to some of the most beautiful ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, Yaxchilan, Bonapack, and Chinkultic, as well as being a home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the country with twelve recognized ethnicities.

In the realm of the Classic Maya ballgame, there is much speculation based off carvings, and there exists little concrete knowledge. Overall, the ballgame served as a religious altar where sacrificial events took place, but various researchers find drastically different reasons for the act of sacrifice on the ball court. Miller and Houston explain, through a materialistic and political lens, that the Ancient Mayan ballgame served as a means for an individual, typically a captive of war, to play for

The Pre-Columbian peoples of the Mesoamerican area are a population that has since fascinated historians and archaeologists to this day. Exploration and investigation has brought to light the great advancements these civilizations made in the areas of art, technology, and even astronomy. By means of examining and analyzing the remains, the massive structures and artifacts left behind by the early people of these civilizations, we have come to know of their rich culture and traditions. One group