MayaPeter J. Schmidt, Mercedes de la Garza, Enrique Nalda |
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... underworld . The regents of Xibalba , under the pretext that the Twins had made too much noise playing and did not show respect for their investiture , commanded them to descend into the underworld , where they challenge them to play ...
... underworld . The regents of Xibalba , under the pretext that the Twins had made too much noise playing and did not show respect for their investiture , commanded them to descend into the underworld , where they challenge them to play ...
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... underworld before the ball game between the Twins and the lords of Xibalba opposite , bottom The cosmic tree called Wakan - Chan from the Temple of the Cross Palenque went to the place where their fathers and uncle had been buried , but ...
... underworld before the ball game between the Twins and the lords of Xibalba opposite , bottom The cosmic tree called Wakan - Chan from the Temple of the Cross Palenque went to the place where their fathers and uncle had been buried , but ...
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... underworld , as indicated by its iconography . It is the entrance to the underworld . Deer are known to have played an important role in the underworld and in sacrifices . They are shown both on the exterior painted wall and sculptured ...
... underworld , as indicated by its iconography . It is the entrance to the underworld . Deer are known to have played an important role in the underworld and in sacrifices . They are shown both on the exterior painted wall and sculptured ...
Contents
The rediscovery of a civilization | 19 |
Arturo GómezPompa | 39 |
Ancient Maya Civilization in Space | 53 |
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Ahau ancient Maya Antropología Inv archaeological architecture Arqueología y Etnología band Belize bird Calakmul Campeche central century Chiapas Chichén Itzá City Museo Nacional cm diameter cm Guatemala cm Mexico City cm thickness cm width coast Codex Comalcalco Copán cultural decoration deity Early Classic period Etnología Inv feathers figure figurine funerary glyphs Guatemala Guatemala Ceramic Height head headdress hieroglyphic highlands Honduras inscriptions jadeite jaguar Jaina Island Kaminaljuyú Late Classic period lowlands mask Maya area Maya civilization Mayapán Mesoamerica Mexico Ceramic Height Mexico City Mexico City Museo MNAE monuments Museo de Sitio Museo Regional Nacional de Antropología Nacional de Arqueología Olmec painted Palenque Petén political Polychrome Popol Vuh Postclassic period Preclassic period Puuc Quintana Roo Regional de Yucatán represented Río ritual ruler sculpture serpent shell Stela stone Structure stucco symbol Tabasco Temple Tikal tion Uaxactún underworld Uxmal Yaxchilán Yucatán Palacio Cantón Yucatán peninsula Yucatec Mayan zone
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The Cydonia Codex: Reflections from Mars George J. Haas,William R. Saunders No preview available - 2005 |