The maya blue is a pigment historical used by various cultures mesoaméricas from approximately the EIGHTH century. Can be found in the mural paintings of buildings, archaeological ceramics, sculptures, manuscripts, and even in colonial works of art. Has a HEX code (#73C2FB) and RGB (115, 194, 251) This publication is thanks to Arqueomayagt follow them […]
Tamales originated in mesoamerica between 800 and 500 before the common era, and were a very important part of the diet of the maya and the mexica. Fray Bernardino de Sahagún describes some varieties of tamales in his ‘General History of the things of New Spain’ in the SIXTEENTH century. He and other authors make
Cranial deformation.Modified the skull of the newborn by placing them in a crib compressor. Another technique was to place a splint earlier and later, which are pressed to each other, they were able to use these tables over the years or months. The archaeological evidence shows that people of the elite were made’re practical. This
In 1832, the antiquarian, cartographer, and explorer of the French Jean-Frédéric #Waldeck spent two years at Palenque making sketches and drawings that were published in 1866.This would be one of the first explorations that would be the great city of #Palenque. The drawing in the publication was in the ‘Temple of the lion,’ which owes its name to
Scarification in the mayan culture was a symbol of beauty and power.In the pre-hispanic period consisted of making incisions in the skin with obsidian or flint, after introducing small stones. Have found examples in the West of Mexico, in the culture Huasteca, and in the maya area. Photos taken by @nopongominombre in the National Museum
It was probably one of the most important cities of the classic maya. Due to its location it became the most important port of the downtown area, being a border between the highlands of Guatemala and the maya lowlands. Between their rulers include Taj Chan Ahk (image 1), who seems to have been an important
It is skull belongs to an adult, it was placed as an offering at the tomb of a governor of Kaminaljuyu. The offering is to be found on the Mound B. This Mound was located on the Calzada Roosevelt. The photos were taken in the temporary exhibition, Cycles of life in Kaminaljuyu, in the National
The Puuc style is one of the five major architectural styles of the maya This style spread in what is now corresponds to the west of the Yucatán and the north-east of Campeche. The word puuc means, in yucatec mayan, sierra , or mountain range of low hills. As well described in its name, is
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