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26 Cards in this Set
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Altar #4 - La Venta, Olmec, Formative
- Like Colossal Head, focus is on the face - Naturalistic pose - Monster face at top of altar - David Grove argued that they were not altars bot Olmec thrones instead -> Because it showed a ruler (fancy headdress + necklace) |
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Great Mound - La Venta, Olmec, Formative |
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Head 1 (El Rey) - San Lorenzo, Olmec, Formative
- Elongated eyes, full lips, ear gauges - Created on behalf of rulers - put outside to serve as protection - in general they serve as portraits |
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Building L (Temples aof the Danzantes) - Monte Alban, Zapotec, Formative |
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Danzante - Monte Alban, Zapotec, Formative
- Called Danzante because ppl. thought they were dancers - carvings of male figures may represented as dead - Open mouths, closed eyes, genitals mutilated/castrated
- May also interpreted as victims of war of Zapotec |
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Mound J (observatory) - Monte Alban, Zapotec, Formative
- highly refined and complex astronomical observatory - also has astronomical alignments with the setting positions of the stars |
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Site of Monte Alban - Monte Alban, Zapotec, Formative
- pyramids and artificial mounds were litertally carved out of the mountain - |
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Guachimontones - Teuchitlan, West Mexican, Formative
-prehispanic archaeological site - a major site of a pre-columbian complex society known as Teuchitlan (meaning Place dedicated to the Gods) - dominat features are circular pyramids in the middle of circular building complexes |
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High status couple - Nayarit, West Mexican, Formative
- come in a pair - could indicate a marriage - same size indicating equal status - clothes + jewelry |
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Polychrome Ceramic - Chupicuaro, West Mexcican, Formative
- big hips represent female - found in shaft tomb - made from ceramic ( hollow) |
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Ball player figurines - El Openo, West Mexican, Formative
- May represent female ball players - wears hacha, palma, yoke
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Figurine - Teotihuacan, Teotihuancano, Formative
- standardized - every figurine looks the same - focus on the face |
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Great Goddess (Tepantitla mural) - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- central image depicts great goddess - tree grows behind her, adorning it are butterflies, spiders, and flowers - water flow from hands (may represent abundance) - Dress is cover in floral and star motif - Headdress depicts a bird with multiple feathers - wears 2 large ear spools - represent fertility |
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Miccaotli (Way of the Dead) - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- a large avenue of Teotihucan - has that name because of the pyramids along the sides were memorials and burials for the dead - there were also many Talud-Tablero platforms along the way - flanked by Pyramid of Sun/Moon |
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Mosaic Mask - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- teotihuacan-style funerary object - function during classic period is unknown - during post classic, it was used to bury with an important character - Mosaic pieces were added on later to represent a goddess of fertility and water |
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Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent (older view) - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- famous due to the discovery of more than a hundred possibly-sacrificial victims found buried underneath the structure -takes its name from representations of the Mesoamerican "feathered serpent" deity which cover its side |
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Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Crocodilian) - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- decoration on the outside edged of the pyramid - often identified as Tlaloc.
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Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Feathered Serpent) - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- May represent "war serpent" or "fire serpent" wearing a headdress with the Teotihuacan symbol for war. |
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Pyramid of the Moon - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- 2nd largest pyramid in Teotihucan - mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo - some called it Tenan, Nahuatl for "mother/protective stone" - flanked the avenue of the dead - a platform on top used to conduct ceremonies in honor of the great goddess |
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Pyramid of the Sun - Teotihuacan, Teotihuacano, Classic
- largest pyramid in Teotihuacan - found along Way of the Dead between Moon Pyramid and Ciudadela - significant for its structure - which oriented to according to Teotihuacanos calendar - pyramid built over a man-made tunnel leading into a cave - obsidian arrowhead and human figurines have been discovered inside the pyramid |
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South Ballcourt (Panel 1) - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Classic
- depicts a ballgame with 2 players in the middle - 2 observers on the sideline - ball in the middle indicate it is a ball game - players wore ballgame accessory - Deity on the side watch |
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South Ballcourt (Panel 3 - Line Drawing) - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Classic |
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South Ballcourt (Panel 3) - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Classic |
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South Ballcourt (Panel 4 Line Drawing) - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Classic |
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South Ballcourt (Panel 4) - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, Classic
- aftermath of a ball game - the loser is being sacrifice - ceremonial knife being use |
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Pyramid of the Niches - El Tajin, Olmeca-Xicalanca, CLassic
- 7 stories - sloping base wall called Talud and vertical wall called Tablero - unusual because of niches - 365 niches represent solar year - niches imitate caves - flanked by 2 smaller structure named building 2 and building 4 |
