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LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA

LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA. National Geographic. Lost Kingdoms of the Maya Personas importantes:. John Lloyd Stephens. Frederick Catherwood. Bill Fash Copán, Honduras . Arthur Demarest Dos Pilas, El Salvador. Linda Schele Palenque, México Died in 1998 . Ricardo Agurcia

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LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA

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  1. LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA National Geographic

  2. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaPersonas importantes: • John Lloyd Stephens

  3. Frederick Catherwood

  4. Bill Fash • Copán, Honduras

  5. Arthur Demarest • Dos Pilas, El Salvador

  6. Linda Schele • Palenque, México • Died in 1998

  7. Ricardo Agurcia • Copán, Honduras

  8. Arlen and Diane Chase • Caracol, Belize

  9. David Stuart • Epigrapher • Works at many sites interpreting heiroglyphs

  10. Lost Kingdoms of the Maya:Sitios arqueológicos eimportantes:

  11. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaSitios arqueológicos e importantes: • Tikal

  12. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaSitios arqueológicos e importantes: • Copán

  13. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaSitios arqueológicos e importantes: • Caracol

  14. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaSitios arqueológicos e importantes: • Palenque

  15. Lost Kingdoms of the MayaSitios arqueológicos e importantes: • Dos Pilas

  16. Preguntas: Q: While Paris was still a village, what were the Maya doing? A: Carving cities out of the jungle

  17. Q: What did the gods make the Maya people from? A: Corn

  18. Q: In 1839, WHO explored western Honduras and WHAT was he looking for? A: • John Lloyd Stephens • Copán

  19. Q: What does GOK stand for? A: • “God Only Knows” • Early archaeologists piled loose/fallen stones into piles w/o considering their origin… • Now trying to sort out which stones came from which buildings for restoration

  20. Q: Where did the Maya elite bury their dead? A: Temples (inside tombs)

  21. Q: Was there much gold in this area? A: No!!!

  22. Q: What are Codices and how many remain? A: • Almanacs • (Parts of) 4 remain

  23. Q: What information do the remaining codices contain? A: • Astrological / Astronomical information • Possibly other information as well, but the ones that remain contain the above information

  24. Q: What is so special about the hieroglyphic stairway? A: Longest written text in the new world

  25. Q: What happened to the stairway? A: Put back together out of order (by early archaeologists)

  26. Q: Did American history begin with Columbus? A: No… it began in 200BC with the first Maya King who carved his name on a stone

  27. Q: What happened in a ballcourt? A: • Keep ball in motion w/o hands/feet… • Metaphor for movement of the heavens…

  28. Additional ballcourt game info Wanted to ensure regularity in the movement of the sun, stars, etc. Game had to be played correctly Winner automatically determined by ball through ring Mostly point-based scoring system (like boxing) The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ball Game (An Educational Website)

  29. Q: What was the supreme source of nourishment for the gods? A: Blood

  30. More on Maya Bloodletting Ceremonies Infused with Power? Bloodletting Implements of the Ancient Maya

  31. Q: What is chul-el? A: spirit, soul, life-force, life-energy, energy of the universe

  32. Q: After bloodletting, what could be seen in the rising smoke when the paper strips were burned? A: Their gods

  33. Q: What do dreams tell Maya priests? A: When to plant, when to harvest, when to set the fires, when to do the corn ceremony

  34. Q: What do the different styles of Maya clothing still represent? A: • Their villages / Where they are from • The dream world

  35. Q: How far back do the weave designs go? A: Back to the beginning of time/to the beginning of their world

  36. Q: How is the Maya Underworld (Xibalba) described? A: • “The place of freight” • Watery underworld full of disease and decay • Few people could escape

  37. Q: The Maya elite are buried in royal tombs. Where are the ordinary people buried? A: Under their houses

  38. Q: When building bigger temples, how did they do it? A: • Upper levels collapsed • New structure built over and encompassing the old one

  39. Q: What is Rosalila and why is she so special? A: • Pyramid inside another pyramid • ‘She’ was not collapsed, but rather preserved

  40. ‘She’ was not collapsed, but rather preserved

  41. Q: What did the cache inside the doorway contain? A: 9 intricately carved blades

  42. Q: Can anyone today reproduce the items from the cache? A: No!!!

  43. Q: What happened in the spring of 562? A: Caracol attacked Tikal and defeated it

  44. Q: Originally war was ritualized. What happened? A: • Warfare became real • “Arms race” • Attacking the populations becomes ‘acceptable’

  45. Q: What was the defensive wall at Dos Pilas made from? A: • Cut stones from the palace walls • Palaces literally ripped apart

  46. Q: What took place in the mid 8th century? A: • Disease & hunger common place • Beginning of the ‘Maya Dark Ages’

  47. Q: What year was the king of Dos Pilas captured and killed? A: 761 AD *ends hieroglyphic inscriptions at the site

  48. Q: What was the last written date at Palenque? A: 799 AD

  49. Q: How soon after did Copán fall silent? A: 20 years later (799+20= 819 AD)

  50. Q: What year did Caracol stop writing? A: 859 AD

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