Arqueomayagt

Fragment of a panel that displays a captive kneeling with their hands tied. She is dressed in a loincloth and a headdress of cloth rolled up, with the hair tied up and tied with twine. The text mentions the name of his captor, called a ‘Guardian/ Captor of Aj Bolon You,’ ‘Lord of Fire’, as […]

The temple VIII of Becán is a structure quite unique, it is a huge building in a single floor with towers at the ends and a huge figurehead in the façade central. Apparently he had 9 interior rooms on the top (nine is a sacred number in the mayan cosmovision). These nine rooms did not

What culture do you think belong to you are are the vessels? What about maya? What olmecs? How Nahuas? Although it may seem surprising, these vessels are of ancient China, specifically in the x century. The resemblance with maya vessels is truly amazing.For many years, european archaeologists, with bases that are racist, they thought that

During the 2001 excavations of the archaeological site of San Bartolo, a team of archaeologists led by William Saturno (researcher of the department of archaeology at the Peabody Museum, Massachusetts) found at the base of a pyramid was a room with several murals in a very good state of preservation, their astonishment was such that

The bees were very important within the maya area, the honey was part of their daily diet, and their culture meant an intense commercial activity. It is known that consumed in large quantities, and that the honey was obtained by means of standardized processes and tidy. The so-called codex of Madrid, one of the few

This beautiful incense burner is an excellent example of the skill and art of maya during the classic period.The piece represents a maya ruler with a headdress large and elaborate, and a set of jewelry. The medallion in the centre, probably containing his name or some other glyph.The incense, in the form of tree resins

At the end of the EIGHTH century it had a major crisis in the maya area where several of the most important cities (Tikal, Calakmul, Palenque) were abandoned. This collapse still have several theories, but it was probably due to droughts and their subsequent economic crisis. However, on the banks of the river, the passion,

In this beautiful glass we can see it in all its splendor as the philosophy and narrative maya are expressed through art. The main theme of this vessel is the necessary interaction of the rains and death to produce life.The left side (image 3) is Chahk, the God of rain dancing happily, in his right