Precolumbian Flora and Fauna
Author : Jeanette Favrot Peterson
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
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Flora and Fauna Imagery in Precolumbian Cultures
Author : Jeanette F. Peterson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,40 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Animals in art
ISBN :
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Animals in Pre-Columbian Art
Author : André Emmerich Gallery
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Animals in art
ISBN :
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Flora and Fauna Imagery in Precolumbian Cultures
Author : John Marin Weeks
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,63 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Architecture, Ancient
ISBN : 9780860542179
Book Description
Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya
Author : Victoria Schlesinger
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292777606
Book Description
A growing interest in all things Maya brings an increasing number of visitors to prehistoric Maya ruins and contemporary Maya communities in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, western Honduras, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the southern areas of Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico. For these visitors and indeed everyone with an interest in the Maya, this field guide highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region today. Drawing from the disciplines of biology, ecology, and anthropology, Victoria Schlesinger describes each plant or animal's habitat and natural history, identifying characteristics (also shown in a black-and-white drawing), and cultural significance to the ancient and contemporary Maya. An introductory section explains how to use the book and offers a concise overview of the history, lifeways, and cosmology of the ancient Maya. The concluding section describes the collapse of ancient Maya society and briefly traces the history of the Maya region from colonial times to the present.
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica
Author : Susan Milbrath
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1646424611
Book Description
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamerica. Representations of animal deities in Mesoamerica can be traced back at least to Middle Preclassic Olmec murals, stone carvings, and portable art such as lapidary work and ceramics. Throughout the history of Mesoamerica real animals were merged with fantastical creatures, creating zoological oddities not unlike medieval European bestiaries. According to Spanish chroniclers, the Aztec emperor was known to keep exotic animals in royal aviaries and zoos. The Postclassic period was characterized by an iconography that was shared from central Mexico to the Yucatan peninsula and south to Belize. In addition to highlighting the symbolic importance of nonhuman creatures in general, the volume focuses on the importance of the calendrical and astronomical symbolism associated with animals and birds. Inspired by and dedicated to the work of Mesoamerican scholar Cecelia Klein and featuring imagery from painted books, monumental sculpture, portable arts, and archaeological evidence from the field of zooarchaeology, Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica highlights the significance of the animal world in Postclassic and early colonial Mesoamerica. It will be important to students and scholars studying Mesoamerican art history, archaeology, ethnohistory, and zoology.
Animals in Ancient Art
Author : Mint museum of art (Charlotte, N.C.).
Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 1999
Category :
ISBN : 9780764909351
Book Description
Bioarchaeology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Author : Cathy Willermet
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813052378
Book Description
This volume offers a novel interdisciplinary view of the migration, mobility, ethnicity, and social identities of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples. In studies that combine bioarchaeology, ethnohistory, isotope data, and dental morphology, contributors demonstrate the challenges and rewards of such integrative work when applied to large regional questions of population history. The essays in this volume are the results of fieldwork in Honduras, Belize, and a variety of sites in Mexico. One chapter uses dental health data and burial rituals to investigate the social status of sacrificial victims during the Late Classic period. Another analyzes skeletal remains from multiple research perspectives to explore the immigrant makeup of the multiethnic city of Copan. Contributors also use strontium and oxygen isotope data from tooth enamel and dental morphological traits to test hypotheses about migration, and they incorporate ethnohistorical sources in an examination of ancient Maya understandings of belonging and otherness. Revealing how complementary fields of study can together create a better understanding of the complex forces that impact population movements, this volume provides an inspiring picture of the exciting collaborative work currently under way among researchers in the region. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen
Animal Medicine
Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1591434122
Book Description
• Includes an alphabetical guide to 76 animals, explaining each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision • Details the trance journeying techniques and shapeshifting practices of ancient Mesoamerican shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo • Explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides In this guide, Erika Buena or explores the animal mythologies, spirit journeying techniques, and shapeshifting practices of ancient shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo. She examines how indigenous Mesoamerican peoples used animals in their ceremonial healing and divination rites and explains the innate gifts and powers that different animals embody. She explores why certain animals are associated with and provide access to the nonordinary realms--the Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld--wherein deities, ancestors, supernatural beings, and medicine can be connected with or obtained. The author explores shapeshifting practices in detail and the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits we can gain by engaging in shapeshifting practices. She also explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides. Offering an alphabetical guide to 76 animals most prevalent in ancient Mesoamericanlegends, ceremonies, and medicinal rites, the author details each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision. Providing multiple methods to connect with animals for spiritual guidance, self-empowerment, and healing, Buena or reveals how each of us can enrich our lives with ancient Mesoamerican wisdom for working with animal guides.
Animals in Pre-Columbian Art
Author : André Emmerich Gallery (N.Y.)
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
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