The Lost History of Aztec and Maya: The History, Legend, Myth and Culture of the Ancient Native Peoples of Mexico and Central America Olmec , Maya , Chimichee , Huastec, Zapotec , Toltec , Mixtec , Totonac , AztecThis book offers an in-depth examination of the history, myths and legends of the peoples of Mesoamerica spanning almost 3000 years. Stories of sun-gods and blood sacrifice, of pyramids and temples, and of the fabulous treasuries of gold raided by the Spaniards have enthralled generations of readers. Architectural and cultural achievements range from the temple-pyramids and stone carvings of the Olmecs to the cities, trading networks and religious societies and systems of the Aztecs and Maya. This book contains startling revelations about the ancient peoples of Central America, including histories of the lands they conquered, the cities they built and the world they developed. |
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... STELAE Many carved inscriptions survive in Maya lands , notably on stelae , stone columns set up during the Classic Period in the 3rd to 9th centuries AD . They bear portraits of the ' holy kings ' of Maya city - states and commemorate ...
... STELAE Many carved inscriptions survive in Maya lands , notably on stelae , stone columns set up during the Classic Period in the 3rd to 9th centuries AD . They bear portraits of the ' holy kings ' of Maya city - states and commemorate ...
Page 54
... stelae erected in the reign of the 9th - century monarch King 18 Rabbit are arranged to mirror the sacred patternings of the sky . The stelae bear many detailed carvings of the king . One shows him as both a young man and an Left : King ...
... stelae erected in the reign of the 9th - century monarch King 18 Rabbit are arranged to mirror the sacred patternings of the sky . The stelae bear many detailed carvings of the king . One shows him as both a young man and an Left : King ...
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... stelae , early scholars thought that the Maya worshipped time itself . However , breakthroughs in understanding hieroglyphics enabled the successors of those scholars to grasp that the dates were provided to set in time the image carved ...
... stelae , early scholars thought that the Maya worshipped time itself . However , breakthroughs in understanding hieroglyphics enabled the successors of those scholars to grasp that the dates were provided to set in time the image carved ...
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aztec & Maya: The History, Legend, Myth and ... Charles Phillips No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
ancient associated AZTEC MONTH ball blood calendar carved celebrated centre century ceremonial Chac Chalchiúhtlicue Chichén Itzá city-states Classic Period Codex Copán Cortés creation creator cycle dark death deities depicts divine earth Éhecatl empire feathers fertility festival flowers four glyphs goddess gods Gucumatz Hero Twins honour Huitzilopochtli human Hunahpú and Xbalanqué Huracán jaguar king land Left maize Maya cities Mesoamerican Méxica Mictlantecuhtli Mixtec Moctezuma Moctezuma II Monkey Monte Albán moon mountains myth night obsidian Olmec Ometeotl Palenque Plumed Serpent Popol Vuh priests pulque Pyramid quetzal Quetzalcoatl Quiché Maya rain religious rites ritual ruler sacred sacrifice Scholars believe scribes Seven Hunahpú Seven Macaw Spaniards Spanish star stelae stone symbolic temple Tenochtitlán Teotihuacán Tezcatlipoca Tikal Tláloc tlatoani Tlazoltéotl Tollán Toltec Topiltzin tree tribute underworld lords Valley of Mexico Venus victims warriors wind worshipped Xibalba Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xólotl Yaxchilán Yucatán Zapotec