The Grolier Codex is discussed in the context of the archaeoastronomy of the ancient Americas on pages 98-99 of the March 1990 National Geographic Magazine article "America's Ancient Skywatchers" by John B. Carlson. One of four known... more
The Grolier Codex is discussed in the context of the archaeoastronomy of the ancient Americas on pages 98-99 of the March 1990 National Geographic Magazine article "America's Ancient Skywatchers" by John B. Carlson. One of four known ancient Maya books, the Grolier Codex depicts different manifestations of the planet Venus; the column of glyphs on the left of each panel records days in a 104-year Venus almanac. These plaster-coated bark-paper pages, carbon-dated to the 13th century, represent only half of the 20-page original. A numbered photographic arrangement of the Grolier Codex depictes the author's discovery that Codex pages 10 and 11 are actually two parts of the same "page 10". Carlson clarifies the identities of Venus deities depicted in the Grolier Codex from a comparison of images from the Cacaxtla murals and links the images of the Grolier Codex with ancient Maya astronomically timed ritual warfare and sacrifice. (Grolier Codex photographs: Enrico Ferorelli; Other photos: Bob Sacha)
This article has been posted on Academia.edu as part of the Grolier Codex Project of the Center for Archaeoastronomy under the directorship of John B. Carlson, Ph.D. The Grolier Codex Project seeks to further advance the study of the Maya Grolier Codex.
The Grolier Codex (Codice Maya de Mexico, CMM) is discussed in the context of the archaeoastronomy of the ancient Americas on pages 98-99 of the March 1990 National Geographic Magazine article "America's Ancient Skywatchers" by John B.... more
The Grolier Codex (Codice Maya de Mexico, CMM) is discussed in the context of the archaeoastronomy of the ancient Americas on pages 98-99 of the March 1990 National Geographic Magazine article "America's Ancient Skywatchers" by John B. Carlson. One of four known ancient Maya books, the Grolier Codex depicts different manifestations of the planet Venus; the column of glyphs on the left of each panel records days in a 104-year Venus almanac. These plaster-coated bark-paper pages, carbon-dated to the 13th century, represent only half of the 20-page original. A numbered photographic arrangement of the Grolier Codex depictes the author's discovery that Codex pages 10 and 11 are actually two parts of the same "page 10". Carlson clarifies the identities of Venus deities depicted in the Grolier Codex from a comparison of images from the Cacaxtla murals and links the images of the Grolier Codex with ancient Maya astronomically timed ritual warfare and sacrifice. (Grolier Codex photographs: Enrico Ferorelli; Other photos: Bob Sacha)
This article has been posted on Academia.edu as part of the Grolier Codex Project of the Center for Archaeoastronomy under the directorship of John B. Carlson, Ph.D. The Grolier Codex Project seeks to further advance the study of the Maya Grolier Codex.
La práctica de exhibir cabezas y cráneos sobre estructuras ceremoniales llegó a difundirse hacia el segundo milenio de nuestra era y materializa un giro en la ritualidad mesoamericana que suponemos acompañó un incremento en sacrificios... more
La práctica de exhibir cabezas y cráneos sobre estructuras ceremoniales llegó a difundirse hacia el segundo milenio de nuestra era y materializa un giro en la ritualidad mesoamericana que suponemos acompañó un incremento en sacrificios humanos. Una serie de estudios recientes de cráneos perforados en Chichén Itzá nos habla de los procesamientos de las cabezas humanas de los sacrificados y su exhibición pública en aras de una nueva época pos-colapso maya.
La Velatura en las construcciones en piedra de los Mayas. Construcciones textiles ligeras en terrazas y palacios residenciales mayas del periodo clásico.
Human sacrifice (or animal sacrifice for that sake) has long been recognized both in the ancient Maya iconography and the archaeological record. However, it was not until the last decade that discursive information and material evidence... more
Human sacrifice (or animal sacrifice for that sake) has long been recognized both in the ancient Maya iconography and the archaeological record. However, it was not until the last decade that discursive information and material evidence have been more thoroughly correlated to benefit a deeper understanding of the ritual choreographies, occasions, and meanings for ritual human killings and subsequent body treatments, many of which include the fire exposure of human bodies on burners. The main goal of this paper is to present and discuss scenes of ritual fire exposure of fleshed bodies depicted in the Northern Maya Lowlands and relate these to particular ritual complexes. To this end, we focus on Terminal Classic and Postclassic contexts (A.D. 800-1500) from the Yucatecan peninsula, where the sacrificial fire consumption of children and adults appears much more widespread than previously thought. We specifically rely on four case studies of reminiscent scenes displayed on public monumental imagery and confront these with ethnohistorical references and fire-exposed human deposits from public plazas of major peninsular Maya urban centers, such as Oxkintok.
The archaeological sites of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula are among the most visited ancient cities of the Americas. Archaeologists have recently made great advances in our understanding of the social and political milieu of the northern... more
The archaeological sites of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula are among the most visited ancient cities of the Americas. Archaeologists have recently made great advances in our understanding of the social and political milieu of the northern Maya lowlands. However, such advances have been under-represented in both scholarly and popular literature until now.
The Ancient Maya of Mexico presents the results of new and important archaeological, epigraphic, and art historical research in the Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. Ranging across the Middle Preclassic to the Modern periods, the volume explores how new archaeological data has transformed our understanding of Maya history. The Ancient Maya of Mexico will be invaluable to students and scholars of archaeology and anthropology, and all those interested in the society, rituals and economic organisation of the Maya region.
Quali sono le vere origini del mitico Continente di Mu? A quale periodo ed in quali circostanze sono da attribuirsi le fonti che l'hanno messo al mondo? In quale maniera la scoperta e l'esplorazione dell'America ha influito nella sua... more
Quali sono le vere origini del mitico Continente di Mu? A quale periodo ed in quali circostanze sono da attribuirsi le fonti che l'hanno messo al mondo? In quale maniera la scoperta e l'esplorazione dell'America ha influito nella sua ideazione? In questo secondo capitolo viene esaminata una fonte inedita, e pressappoco sconosciuta, ritrovata in una biografia scritta da Percy Tate Griffith: My Friend Churchey and his sunken island of Mu, 1937.
