Arqueomayagt

Yaxchilan is well known for being a city full of art, it is known that his dynasty was very concerned that the artistic production and acted as a patron of several artists of the time. An artist of Yaxchilan was synonymous with quality and good taste.This carved relief is an example of this. This panel […]

Axe stucco anthropomorphic clouds, belongs to the Classical Period. Found on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. We can see half of the face of probably an old man, on the cheeks it has wrinkles. It is also visible in the nose, mouth and ear.The “axes” are objects of stone, usually depicting animal heads, heads of

Diego de Landa is perhaps one of the characters most hated of mayan history.It was a Spanish missionary of the Franciscan Order in the province of Yucatan and the second bishop of the Archdiocese of Yucatán between 1572 and 1579. Is infamemente recognized for being responsible of an inquisitorial trial without prececedentes in America, with

Outstanding anthropomorphic Classical period, made of shell. Has the form of a face with eyes, holes in the nose and the mouth slightly open, down.Around the face has nine holes, the two larger sides of the face, surely, to suspend it from a string.For the maya, the shells were sacred to come from the sea.

Uaxactun, together with Tikal, is one of the cities most studied of mayan history. It was long considered as the oldest city in the area, until the discovery of Nakbe and El Mirador, in the northeast of the Petén. It was in this City, where they laid the foundation for the research of the Maya

In the photo we can see an ajq’ij Itza performing a ceremony for the spring equinox, in Uaxactún, Petén. Although today marks a solstice, and not an equinox, took the opportunity to celebrate the life and legacy of the practitioners of the faith maya, who care for and preserve the knowledge of the mayans.The ajq’ij

Cylindrical glass polychrome decorated with the image of a God N (Pahuahtun) on a red background and framed by bands with designs in chevron. God N features of old, a conch shell on the back and wears headdress, earrings and necklace Period: Classic PeriodIn the Mayan cosmovision, both the heavens and the earth were sustained

This cylinder ceramic hand-shaped would have supported a bowl for burning incense in ceremonial rituals.On the front it shows a standing figure with a ground loop between the eyes, which are believed to be associated with the mayan god of the sun. The figure (along with two other companions, to the sides) placed over the