The reliefs were located to the west of Ball Game II, a space where the city's inhabitants would have played a ceremonial ball game.Gibrán Huerta/INAH
Posted on 10/28/2024 6:16:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
In the Dzibanché Archaeological Zone in Quintana Roo, archaeologists have unearthed two platforms with stucco reliefs that reveal new details about the Kaanu'l dynasty, which ruled over the territories that today comprise Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
The discovery of the ancient vestiges, which have representations of ancestors, mythical animals and other traits of power, derives from the application of Promeza.
In a statement, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said the discovery offers "new insight" into the workings and worldviews of this powerful Maya dynasty, which ruled during the Early and Late Classic periods, between 250 and 650 AD...
Archaeologists believe their most recent findings date back to the Early Classic period (500-600 AD), coinciding with the rise of the Maya city of Dzibanché...
The findings consist of two platforms located west of Ball Game II, a space where the city's inhabitants would have played a ceremonial ball game. The stucco reliefs feature three scenes. The first depicts two guardians flanking a pedestal that, in pre-Columbian times, would have supported a sculpture. The glyphs on this pedestal reference a ruler of the Kaanu'l dynasty.
The second scene depicts figures that allude to ancestors who seem to inhabit the night sky, surrounded by stars and snakes. Epigrapher Alexander Tokovinine said these are elements characteristic of both Maya and Teotihuacán iconography...
The third scene depicts a group of mythological animals associated with constellations.
(Excerpt) Read more at mexiconewsdaily.com ...
The reliefs were located to the west of Ball Game II, a space where the city's inhabitants would have played a ceremonial ball game.Gibrán Huerta/INAH
That’s a relief!
It made an impression on you
Bas-humbug!
Notice these old artworks always depict stuff that is even older? Just once I’d like to have time travel proven by finding a relief showing something from their future (like a picture of Chuck Berry).
“a space where the city’s inhabitants would have played a ceremonial ball game.”
At first I thought “why is everything they find absolutely have to be “Ceremonial?”
Then I realized we do the same thing right now. Ballgames are a cult and religion...
Out of context but ceremonial just the same.
Yeah, I’m a Scorpio, and we don’t fall for that astrology stuff.
It may be analogous to the old joke about breakfast, the chicken was involved, the pig was committed.
It’s fascinating to see how ancient civilizations viewed the night sky and incorporated their views into their daily lives.
Most well-known are the Greek and Roman mythologies, the Egyptians and the Mayans and their use of the night sky, but there are so many more…
I’m a Cancer- of all the signs to be born under, lol.
The writing system of the Mayans wasn’t cracked for a long while, so that held that back a bit. I used to generate calendar glyphs using the old-school Mac OS version of Chac, which has been superseded, I believe there’s also an iPhone version:
https://www.chacapp.com/Chac_Site/Chac.html
A Chinese version of Constellations.
Ancient Chinese - Zhang Sengyou - Five Stars and 25 Constellations
https://youtu.be/8oBWfi_zk2s
I have a belt buckle I bought mid 1970s in Lincoln Park, Chicago, of the front of the Aztec Calendar Wheel. It was cast by a company in Wisconsin. I can’t wear it because the stud on the back that slips into the belt holes broke off. I would love to wear it again, the detail on it is exquisite. Need to get it fixed.
Latin for Crab
Yeah, I know. Cancer the Crab. Just trying to be a little humorous. Perhaps it was in poor taste.
Sorry, but thanks, good to know, I was thinking about putting it on the phone later. :^)
No prob. I’ll keep it in mind if I ever get a Mac….🙂
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