ART HIS C139A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: El Mirador, Mirador Basin, Scarlet Macaw
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An expression more abstract, drawn from beliefs in nature is found in certain art pieces portraying the transformation of humans into animals or beasts. They referred to these as spirit forces. the term chaneque is what farmers today use to refer to these transforming little things (he spoke about all this while the slide of the olmec ceremonial axe was up). It"s through these objects that we see how the aesthetics and carvings of an object could be transferred to adjacent cultures. These art objects are found throughout a large region and we can assume that this transfer of art is thanks to alliances through marriages, trading, etc. Then, in about 300 bc, we see an expansion of a new phenomenon, a new civilization. The demise of la venta is largely due to a very aggressive expansion of a maya civilization el mirador basin. El mirador is located in a very isolated, secluded part of the peten forest.
