#calakmul

[theancientwayoflife]

~ The royal belt of Calakmulhul.

▪︎ Towards mid-November 1988, researchers from the Calakmul Project discovered in Building III a crypt that housed the remains of an ancient sovereign accompanied by a modest funerary trousseau. Among the objects deposited in the tomb were three green stone masks. One must have been placed on his face, the other two smaller ones were interpreted as medallions or pectorals.

The belt was part of the dignitaries' attire, as can be seen in some steles. It was made up of a small mask from which three green stone axes hung. The masks represented deities or embodied ancestors. The axes, when hitting each other, generate a tinkling sound that is heard like the murmur of the wind. By wearing the belt, the rulers were transfigured into the axis mundi , in the center of the Universe.

[callmeanxietygirl]

Carretera a Calakmul, Campeche (Foto: Youss Ben).

I cross that road by cycling, was amazing

[world-exploration]

zspin - Calakmul, Mayan ruins, Mexico

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[mayadusty]

#mayadusty #cielo #sky #paisaje #landscape #calakmul #zonaarqueologica #campeche #mexico #ciudadmaya #selva #jungle #ruinas #ruinasmayas

#monosaulladores #nature #naturaleza #nubes #clouds #viaje #travel #archeologicalsite #ruinas #ruins #reels #tiktok #rugido #roar #sarahuatos #howlermonkey

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[a-modernmajorgeneral]

Maya, Early Classic 300-400 CE 10.16 cm x 5.72 cm x 0.64 cm (4 in. x 2 1/4 in. x 1/4 in.) jadeite

A pendant that may have been worn as part of a Maya ruler’s belt assemblage, this jadeite belt plaque offers intriguing clues to the process of reworking objects for different purposes. In its original form, the piece was lightly incised with two hieroglyphs, which were carefully framed by a double cartouche. A hole for suspending the plaque slightly overlaps the outer cartouche, as if placed with no regard for the incised line. The line of the cartouche has also been ground away along the bottom of the plaque, which now shows a slightly beveled edge.

At some point in its history, the plaque was deliberately reshaped with grinding and cutting tools into a figural form. The object was inverted so that the ground “eyes” of the figure are located in the middle of the lower hieroglyph. The cut marks on each side and from the edge of the plaque to the suspension hole imply limbs, and these alterations may indicate that the object was recarved in the shape of an axe god, an ancient Costa Rican form. The cut that defines the legs does not extend all the way to the suspension hole, although cut marks are visible on either side of it.

A remarkable object in terms of its material and inscription, the Dumbarton Oaks plaque is particularly interesting in the context of changes in its meaning and function, evidenced in its modifications. These changes are especially intriguing because this work may have belonged to a set of six inscribed belt plaques. Three plaques, possibly from this set, were discovered in the Early Classic tomb at Calakmul. Together, glylphs on the six plaques would have formed a text—whose meaning was lost once the plaques went their separate ways. As this objetc was modified and reworked, its initial textual significance was apparently replaced by other narratives and symbolism related to its value as a precious gift and heirloom.

Belt Plaque

Maya, Early Classic, 300-400 CE

[rdelavictoria]

Calakmul pt3.

[imterrifeiedifbeingseenontumbr]

Ok PBS fucks so hard! Just learned that a Mayan empire fell because the last kings were ignorant pieces of shit only worried about their own name and legacy that they neglected their citizens and deforestation was fucking everything up...and the population literally just said 'fuck this' and went back to living in the jungle???? God I hope America's journey is like this, I hope we're closer to the Mayan empire collapse and not a Roman one 😬😬😬

[dandanjean]

Mayas

En voyage en ce moment au Mexique, je fais des publications afin de vous faire connaître différentes facettes de ce beau pays. C’est pas sorcier, le magazine de la découverte et de la science. Une émission qui date mais qui est toujours intéressante qui nous fait découvrir le monde Mayas. C’est pas sorcier -MAYAS

[meztlijaguar]

[viaggiaescopri]

Fotografie del Messico: volti, luoghi e atmosfere calienti #viaggiaescopri #travelwebtv #lelelatta

[el-candelabro]

Yopaat B'ahlam: Fundador de la Dinastía de Dos Pilas y su Legado en la Historia Maya

[lousycards]

Campeche 🇲🇽

[chiliger]

In what was supposed to be a simple diplomatic mission at a fancy party, Bella and Peck find themselves in the middle of a fight.

Close ups of their faces ☺️

[theprissythumbelina]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, I am particularly passionate about Maya archeology as it was my first uni major, and it kills me when people forget the amount of diversity and variety that existed and exists in the area. Reality is so cool and incredible, and sadly fiction often falls short of that especially in non-westernized portrayals.

Also don't get me STARTED on the people who are like "oohhh the mysteries of the pyramids, why would they build these things" We know why! They wrote it down! We can read it! You don't even have to believe me, believe the people who built it. They say it pretty clearly.

Hi

So its 6 am and I am sleepless, so I'ma tell you a bit aboout Mesoamerica and the Maya, and it may or may not be coherent.

So, one of the major things people don't understand is that unlike the Aztecs, the Maya were not, in fact, a single polity, but rather a continuous range of culturally similar and interrelated cities from the (current) south of Mexico to the north-west area of Honduras. Each city had its own rulers, its own patron gods, its own symbols, and its own history. These cities and rulers waged war and alliances against each other, conquered and were conquered, and gained or lost influence in the area over a time span of over 1000 years.

For example, take Copan. Copan was first settled and ruled by non-Maya people, and a small kingdom established. Around 400 A.D, the original inhabitants were invaded and their ruler overthrown by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', a lord from the Maya city-state of Tikal to the north. K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' was supported by the Tikal ruler, Siyaj Chan K'awill II, and married a royal woman of the local ruling family to cement his legitimacy. As a result, Tikal and Copan were allies, and K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' was further able to exert control (and tribute)over another nearby city-state, Quiriguá.

However, centuries later in the 8th century A.D. the king of Quiriguá, K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat, rebelled against Copan and allied with Calakmul, another powerful city-state. During the brief war that followed, the 13th king of Copan, Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, was captured and beheaded in Quiriguá. Due to Calakmul's powerful military might, Quiriguá was not attacked in response, and Copan decreased in influence, eventually falling entirely during the reign of its 17th king.

So... This is late...

BUT!

Oookay, so, two roughly connected thoughts.

First of all, yes. One thing I absolutely hate in 'popular' history is how prevalent the idea of monolithic and singular 'civilisations' is, or at least how it feels like that sometimes. The term civilisation itself is something I've always had trouble wrapping my head around, but hearing from the horsekeeper's mouth about the actual, deeply complex and ever shifting nature of this particular people, I think, has added to my understanding of that particular concept. Having recently read a bunch of stuff about ancient Greece in the era of the Peloponessian War (and starting a book on the rise of Macedonia), I kinda felt that it was a shame that it's easier for people to understand the diversity and sheer complexity of a Western 'civilisation' as compared to a foreign, New World one.

This neatly leads me to my next thought: god, the historical 4X genre is just fucked, at least in this particular subject. It's almost certainly an overreaction, but it feels like the very concept of monolithic and unitary civilisations acting in concert gets propagated through stuff like this, which erases the very real and fascinating nuance that defines political and social organisations in real history.

So.... Thanks for taking the time to write this up! It was utterly fascinating and very informative, and I hope whoever sees this takes more note of your work than my limited, tired commentary.

[mayadusty]

#mayadusty #cielo #sky #horizon #horizonte #paisaje #landscape #calakmul #zonaarqueologica #campeche #mexico #ciudadmaya #selva #jungle #ruinas #ruinasmayas

#monosaulladores #nature #naturaleza #nubes #clouds #viaje #travel #archeologicalsite #ruinas #ruins #reels #tiktok #rugido #roar

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[rdelavictoria]

Calakmul, historia pt1/