ANTH 346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Altun Ha, Dos Pilas, Maya Blue
12 Dec 2019
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Petexbatun region, key site is dos pilas where we see rapid abandonment, important for terminal classic. For what maya collapse article, skim the middle get gist in beginning and end. Palenque known for a tower on a palace which may have been used for any number of things. Called the inner rooms of temples pibnals sweat baths" which is associated with health and pregnancy, metaphorical idea of place where gods are born. Where pakal ruled and his tomb/temple to him is. Altun ha is where a large sun god head made of jade was found. See comalcalco and tonina at edge of classic maya world. Comalcalco has fired brick which is unique for maya region may be because they don"t have the right stone in the area. The northern lowlands see rio bec style architecture which are totally fake temples that imitate those from very far away example being xpuhil with fake peten style temples.
