Ancient Maya painted lithic artifacts are analyzed and interpreted to be ancient god effigies sim... more Ancient Maya painted lithic artifacts are analyzed and interpreted to be ancient god effigies similar to the so-called eccentric flints of the Classic Maya. Their role in ritual cache deposits and every day use are also discussed. Infrared imaging is used to rend in greater detail the now eroded paintings.
IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Taking the Pulse of the Planet: The Role of Remote Sensing in Managing the Environment. Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37120), 2000
Naj Tunich, in southeastern Peten, Guatemala, is one of only five caves currently known to contai... more Naj Tunich, in southeastern Peten, Guatemala, is one of only five caves currently known to contain Maya hieroglyphic writing. It is universally recognized as the preeminent Maya cave site because its corpus ofinscriptions exceeds those of the other four caves combined. In June of 1998, over half of these inscriptions were documented at visible and near-infrared wavelengths using multi-spectral imaging
ABSTRACT Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication an... more ABSTRACT Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for recording information. We recently analyzed the names and associated khipu cords in a newly discovered hybrid khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes. Results indicate a significant relationship in the text between knot direction and a form of social organization known as moieties, in which S-knots correspond to the upper (Hanan) moiety and Z-knots correspond to the lower (Urin) moiety. This relationship suggests that knot direction was used to indicate moiety in Andean khipus and, as such, may represent the first decipherment of a structural element in khipus since the decoding of the number system in the 1920s.
Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for rec... more Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for recording information. We recently analyzed the names and associated khipu cords in a newly discovered hybrid khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes. Results indicate a significant relationship in the text between knot direction and a form of social organization known as moieties, in which S-knots correspond to the upper (Hanan) moiety and Z-knots correspond to the lower (Urin) moiety. This relationship suggests that knot direction was used to indicate moiety in Andean khipus and, as such, may represent the first decipherment of a structural element in khipus since the decoding of the number system in the 1920s.
Excavations at La Sufricaya, a minor ritual group in the outskirts of the Lowland Maya city of Ho... more Excavations at La Sufricaya, a minor ritual group in the outskirts of the Lowland Maya city of Holmul, have documented two mural paintings inside an elite building of Early Classic date (A.D. 300–A.D. 600). One of the paintings is mythological in nature (Mural 9). The second bears an inscription with references to calendrical and historical events. It commemorates a notorious arrival date at Tikal on 11 Eb 15 (January 16, A.D. 378) on its first anniversary. The architecture and artifacts associated with the murals combine Maya and Teotihuacan decorative motifs, and offer several parallels with Tikal assemblages. The iconography, epigraphy, and archaeological associations of these murals are discussed in relation to the function of the palace complex. This important new evidence contributes to an understanding of which role relations with Teotihuacan may have played in regional politics in the Maya Lowlands during the Early Classic period from the point of view of a smaller site. The interpretations presented here focus on the concept of political intervention of Tikal in the affairs of secondary and tertiary sites.
Ancient Maya painted lithic artifacts are analyzed and interpreted to be ancient god effigies sim... more Ancient Maya painted lithic artifacts are analyzed and interpreted to be ancient god effigies similar to the so-called eccentric flints of the Classic Maya. Their role in ritual cache deposits and every day use are also discussed. Infrared imaging is used to rend in greater detail the now eroded paintings.
IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Taking the Pulse of the Planet: The Role of Remote Sensing in Managing the Environment. Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37120), 2000
Naj Tunich, in southeastern Peten, Guatemala, is one of only five caves currently known to contai... more Naj Tunich, in southeastern Peten, Guatemala, is one of only five caves currently known to contain Maya hieroglyphic writing. It is universally recognized as the preeminent Maya cave site because its corpus ofinscriptions exceeds those of the other four caves combined. In June of 1998, over half of these inscriptions were documented at visible and near-infrared wavelengths using multi-spectral imaging
ABSTRACT Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication an... more ABSTRACT Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for recording information. We recently analyzed the names and associated khipu cords in a newly discovered hybrid khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes. Results indicate a significant relationship in the text between knot direction and a form of social organization known as moieties, in which S-knots correspond to the upper (Hanan) moiety and Z-knots correspond to the lower (Urin) moiety. This relationship suggests that knot direction was used to indicate moiety in Andean khipus and, as such, may represent the first decipherment of a structural element in khipus since the decoding of the number system in the 1920s.
Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for rec... more Khipus are knotted-string devices that were used in the Inka Empire for communication and for recording information. We recently analyzed the names and associated khipu cords in a newly discovered hybrid khipu/alphabetic text from the Central Andes. Results indicate a significant relationship in the text between knot direction and a form of social organization known as moieties, in which S-knots correspond to the upper (Hanan) moiety and Z-knots correspond to the lower (Urin) moiety. This relationship suggests that knot direction was used to indicate moiety in Andean khipus and, as such, may represent the first decipherment of a structural element in khipus since the decoding of the number system in the 1920s.
Excavations at La Sufricaya, a minor ritual group in the outskirts of the Lowland Maya city of Ho... more Excavations at La Sufricaya, a minor ritual group in the outskirts of the Lowland Maya city of Holmul, have documented two mural paintings inside an elite building of Early Classic date (A.D. 300–A.D. 600). One of the paintings is mythological in nature (Mural 9). The second bears an inscription with references to calendrical and historical events. It commemorates a notorious arrival date at Tikal on 11 Eb 15 (January 16, A.D. 378) on its first anniversary. The architecture and artifacts associated with the murals combine Maya and Teotihuacan decorative motifs, and offer several parallels with Tikal assemblages. The iconography, epigraphy, and archaeological associations of these murals are discussed in relation to the function of the palace complex. This important new evidence contributes to an understanding of which role relations with Teotihuacan may have played in regional politics in the Maya Lowlands during the Early Classic period from the point of view of a smaller site. The interpretations presented here focus on the concept of political intervention of Tikal in the affairs of secondary and tertiary sites.
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