Zapotec mural at Monte Alban.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Patoli
Monday, February 27, 2012
Maya Region - Round Calendars
Copan - stela carving of a ruler with a round altar. Several round altars are calendar stones.
Diagram of the Mayan universe.
Mayan textiles.
Mayan altar in a cave - Quintana Roo on the Mayan Riviera.
Mayan skywatcher gazing at a certain character of the zodiac.
Deer hanging from the sky as Mars - Mayan codex.
"According to Linda Schele the names are: Aries (Kuc= Quetzal), Libra (Xoc = shark) Taurus (Kuh = owl), Scorpius (Sinan-Ek'=scorpion) Gemini (Ak-Ek'=turtle), Sagitarrius (Chan= rattlesnake), Capricorn (Balam= jaguar), Cancer (Ok= dog?), Pisces (Zotz= bat), Virgo (Chitam= peccary)."
The Mayan Solar Calendar.
The Mayan Zodiac.
The Aztec Calendar.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Moche and Mimbres
Mimbres.
Moche.
Moche.
Mimbres - Arizona and New Mexico.
(Click to enlarge). Moche - Peru.
Mimbres figure - Arizona.
Moche figures - Peru.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Teotihuacan - Jade Mask Discovered
Mica
"During the excavations at Teotihuacan, of one of the complexes was found to contain a basin lined with mica. It isn't understood why this 10 x 4-foot (3x1.2m) trough exists. There is an overhand sheltering the that is about 6 inches (15cm) deep. I don't know if this feature was watertight. Maybe it actually held water."
A foundation offering at the Teotihuacan pyramid discovered by tunneling excavators.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
South America - Ancient Metalwork
Metallurgy in pre-Columbian America
"According to archaeologists, there is no question that metallurgy in the Andean area of South America was far superior to anything found elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere and rivaled that of the Old World." - from NephiCode.com
The development of metallurgy in the Americas, from the south to Mesoamerica.
The gold plates with Nephite swords.
Lambayeque gold discs from Chan Chan in Peru.
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