Arqueomayagt

The Temple I or the Temple of the inscriptions, is the tallest and largest building, and most important of the ancient city of Lakam Ha, capital of the kingdom of Baakal, during the period of the late Classic period, currently based in the mexican state of Chiapas, near the Usumacinta River. It was built under […]

This beautiful figurine depicts a mother maya of the classic period (550-950 AD). Charging in the left side of a newborn baby, and in the right-hand side to a spider monkey (which seems quite playful). The mother maya has a beautiful touch of blue pens (image 4), and in his left hand carries what appears

What a head of stucco to scare? This sculpture is a representation of the sun god. We know that this is God by your traditional eye in a spiral and by his tooth in the shape of a ‘T’. That ‘T’ is the symbol Iq of the mayan calendar. Represents the wind and the breath

For the king of Bonampak, the best way to celebrate their 13th anniversary on the throne was to make this column. It describes the date (The date is a day of April, 715 DC.) and he pays reverence to K’inich B aaknal Chaak, the king of Tonina, which was tax. These columns could have been

This intriguing figure of clay representanta a ruler captured. We know that it is a captive, not only for her obvious position, but also because it is naked, which was a common practice when captured to a person. By his face scarified and ornaments, we also know, that this captive was a person of high

Glass type of codex that belongs to the Classical period, was found at Nakbe, Guatemala. It is called vessels type of codex that have engobes and paint color cream, black and red, as these are the same colors that have the Dresden Codex and some of the Maya books, which were able to recover. In

Alfred Percival Maudslay was a british explorer of the NINETEENTH century, widely known for being one of the first europeans to explore extensively mayan archaeological sites. In addition explorer, he was also a pioneer in the development of techniques of archaeological, during his expeditions are accompanied him constantly of experts to preserve and share their

The Temple of the masks, located in Petén was built in the Late Classic period under the mandate of Hasaw Cha’an Kawil. Served as a monument to his wife 12 Macaw, his portrait was in a lintel of the top of the temple. This temple is used for ceremonies. It is called the Temple of