200 research outputs found
‘The heart and stomach of a king’:A Study of the Regency of Lady Six Sky at Naranjo, Guatemala
Where Snakes Abound: Supernatural Places of Origin and Founding Myths in the Titles of Classic Maya Kings
Writing amidst the Scribbles : the role and place of writing in Ancient Maya graffiti
The significant corpus of ancient Maya graffiti (c. 200 BC-AD 950) attests to the widespread practice of secondarily altering architectural surfaces during the course of their use. For the most part this corpus is highly figurative and includes a series of schematic elements that attest to their production by the hands of a variety of agents. As one of the largest corpora of graffiti from any early civilization, the figural representations include a wide array of themes. Some graffiti feature complex, narrative scenes that document important moments of ritual life of the ancient Maya. Almost paradoxically, amid the intricate and highly figurative scenes are hieroglyphic graffiti. What do these written graffiti record, and what is the degree of literacy that these attest to? This raises a series of interesting questions including whether written and figural graffiti were etched onto walls by the same individuals, or whether these represent different social segments each leaving their mark. From these observations follow a series of important ramifications as to authorship, the use of the built environment as well as the motivations behind the graffiti itself
'Where the sun came into being':Rites of Pyrolatry, Transition, and Transformation in Early Classic Teotihuacan
The Defeat of the Great Bird in Myth and Royal Pageantry:A Mesoamerican Myth in a Comparative Perspective
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