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     ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES IN AMERICA 1

(European & African Sites Compared)

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North America

 

MEXICO

 

Archeological Sites in Mexico (Maps)

 

<arc178> --  Map of Ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula

<arc510> -- Map of Mayan sites in southern Mexico

<Campeche> -- Map of Campeche7

<Chiapas> -- Map of Chiapas

<Quintana Roo> -- Map of Quintana Roo

<Tabasco> -- Map of Tabasco

<Yucatan> -- Map of Yucatan

 

Campeche     (Previews)

 

Campeche--<arc436> -- Map of Campeche archeological sites

 

Campeche-- Becán

<arc518> -- Becan, , temples

 

Campeche--Calakmul

<arc443> --  Calakmul, Campeche

<arc490> --  Calakmul, Campeche

<arc624> --  Calakmul, Campeche, -- ball court

<arc625> --  Calakmul, Campeche, stairs of principal pyramid

 

Campeche--Chicanna

<arc622> --   Chicanna, Campeche-- Chac Mask (1987)

<arc623> --  Chicanna, Campeche

 

Campeche--Chunhuhub

<arc438> --  Chunhuhub, Campeche

<arc439> --  Chunhuhub, Campeche

 

Campeche--Dzibilnocac

<arc615> --  Dzibilnocac, Campeche 1994

<arc616> --  Dzibilnocac, Campeche

 

Campeche--Edzna

<arc179> --  Edzna, Campeche (1996)

<arc626 > --  Edzna, Campeche (House of the Gestures)

 

Campeche--Hochob

<arc440> --  Hochob, Campeche

 

Campeche--Jaina Island

<Fig. 144> -- Ceramic sculpture of a Maya soldier, 6 1/8th in. high, from Jaina Is., Campeche, Mexico, dated 600-900 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985).

 

Campeche-- Santa Rosa Xtampac

<arc441> --  Santa Rosa Xtampac, Campeche

<arc442> --  Santa Rosa Xtampac, Campeche

 

Campeche-- Taina

<arc435> --  Taina, Campeche, figure in cemetery

 

Campeche-- Xpuhil

<arc520> --  Xpuhil, Campeche, Main structure (view #1)

<arc526> --  Xpuhil, Campeche, Main structure (view #2)

 

Campeche-- Misc. Sites

<Fig. 143> -- Stone sculpture from Campeche, Mexico, dated 600-900 AD (Shao 1976).

<Fig. 145> -- Ceramic figure from Campeche, Mexico, dated 700-900 AD, that Shao (1976) noted is almost an exact counterpart of

the Asian Asparas of the 5th Century Wei Dynasty.

 

Chiapas     (Previews)

 

Chiapas--Bonampak

<arc339> --  Bonampak, Chiapas, stela

<arc340> --  Bonampak, Chiapas, stela

<arc341> --  Bonampak, Chiapas, stela

<arc342> --  Bonampak, Chiapas, stela

<arc343> --  Bonampak, Chiapas, wall carving

<arc491> --  Bonampak, Chiapas-- a carved mural

 

Chiapas-- Ixtapa

<arc519> --  Ixtapa, Mexico, Stela #22

 

Chiapas--Palenque

<arc202> --  General view of Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc1> --  Mayan glyphs, Palenque, Chiapas (1995)

<arc161> --  Main buildings, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc162> --  Main buildings, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc163> --  The Palace and overview at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc164> --  The Tower, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc165> --  Stucco carvings at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc166> --  Mayan Arch at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc167> --  East patio, House C at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc168> --  Carved figures, East patio, House C at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc169> --  Temple of the Inscriptions (front view), Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc170> --  Temple of the Inscriptions (side view), Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc524> --  Palenque, Chiapas, Temple of Inscriptions

<arc171> --  Limestone slab covering sarcophagus, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc172> --  Temple of the Sun, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc173> --  The pyramid at Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc174> --  Temple of the Cross, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc175> --  Temple of the Cross (details), Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc176> --  North group of buildings, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<arc177> --  Temple of the Count, Palenque, Chiapas (1996)

<Fig. 146> -- Stone relief from Palenque, Chiapas, dated ca. 780-900 AD (Kubler 1984).

 

Chiapas-- Yaxchilan

<arc500> --  Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Structure #20

<arc501> -- Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Structure #33

<arc502> --  Yaxchilan, Chiapas, carved mural #1

<arc508> --  La Mar, Chiapas, Stela #3

<arc533> --  Yaxchilan, Ball court players wall sculptures

 

                                   Chihuahua       (Previews)

 

Chihuahua-- Paquimé

<arc548> --  Paquimé, Chihuahua ruins

<arc549> --  Paquimé, Chihuahua ruins (mushroom-shaped doorway)

 

Colima     (Previews)

 

Colima-- Colima City Area

<arc547> --  Colima, Colima pyramid

<Fig. 67> -- Ceramic sculpture with large ears, 2 ft. high, from Colima, Mexico, dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985).

<Fig. 69> -- Ceramic sculpture of woman (left) and man (right), 8 2/5ths in. long, from Colima, Mexico, dated 300 BC - 100 AD

(Berjonneau et al. 1985).

<Fig. 77> -- Ceramic figures of a dog and baby, 10 1/2 and 11 in. high, from Colima, Col., Mexico, dated 400 BC to 150 AD.

<Fig. 157> -- Ceramic figure of a bird, 11 in. high, from Colima, Mexico, dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985).

<Fig. 158> -- Ceramic figure of a dog, 13 1/2 in. high, from Colima, Mexico, dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Berjonneau et al. 1985).

<Fig. 159> -- Ceramic sculpture of two young dogs, 1 1/4 ft high, from Colima, Mexico, dated 200 BC - 300 AD (Bernonneau et al.

1985).

 

México Distrito Federal     (Previews)

 

Distrito Federal-- Mexico D.F.

<arc492> -- Toy dogs on wheels (Museum, México D.F.)

<arc276> --  El Templo Mayor, Chac Mool (1981)(= Clive Ruggles, Univ of Leicester, MA)

<arc277> --  El Templo mayor, Skull rack (1981) (= Clive Ruggles, Univ of Leicester, MA)

<arc278> --  El Templo Mayor, Serpent head (1981) (= Clive Ruggles, Univ of Leicester, MA)

<Fig. 5> --  The 260-day period of the Aztec year, or “tonalpohualli.”  Twenty days on wheel at right intermesh with numbers 1-13 on

left wheel, in a true gear system (redrawn & modified from Coe 1994).

<Fig. 168> -- Sculpture of the Toltec god Quetzalcoatl in the National Museum of Mexico, dated 1000 AD or earlier (Simoni-Abbat 1976).

 

Guerrero     (Previews)

 

Guerrero--Río Balsas

<Fig. 27> -- Ceramic sculpture of a young woman, 4 in. high, from the Rio Balsas area, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1500 BC

(Berjonneau et al. 1985).

 

Guerrero--Xochipala

<Fig. 34> -- Ceramic sculpture of a woman, 7 in. high, from Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1500 BC (Berjonneau et al.

1985).

<Fig. 33> -- Ceramic sculpture, 2.7 in. high, from Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico, dated 500-1500 BC (Berjonneau et al. 1985).

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