ANTH 2015 Lecture : Lecture 4
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Anthropology 2015: introduction to archaeology, louisiana state university, Word list for archaeological survey reconnaissance when you go out and look for sites when you then find the sight, it is site survey- taking notes, examining, etc. (1) stone ruins (tikal, teotihuacan, machu picchu) Tikal, guatemala is the capital of mayan civilization. Teotihuacan, mexico is a huge city north of mexico city. It was abandoned and then fixed up by the mexican government for tourism. Large city, stone ruins, pre-inca site in peru. Temple of the sun god at altun ha, belize. At the top is the sun god"s tomb. A 4. 4 kg mass of jade was carved into the sun god"s head - almost ten lbs. It is the largest jade carving in the mayan world, kept in a bank vault in. They periodically tour with it and display it for people to see. One of the tallest buildings in belize in the background.
