It seems to have been thought that these would restrict the dog’s movement between worlds. Introduction Dogs...
Mesoamerica
Exploring some of the most important achievements of the Mayan civilization. Introduction Suppose you could fly over...
These texts excruciatingly detail the human horror and the treachery of a mass murder, now known as...
The sacred festivities date back to to the foundation of the city Tenochtitlan in the 14th century....
Works of Mesoamerican art often include references to calendars and time. Introduction We think of calendars as...
Exploring the Aztecs, a Mesoamerican people who built a vast empire in what is today central Mexico...
The Aztec painted language operated at two levels – identifying glyphs and strategic placement and presentation. Writing...
An almost life-size terracotta Aztec Eagle Warrior, one of the elite warrior groups in the Aztec military. 13-15th century...
Archaeological site of Chavín de Huántar (photo: Julio Martinich, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The artistic style seen in stone...
Despite the extensive study of Moche iconography, the motivations behind the practice remain poorly understood By Christina Taggart...
The feather merchant, Florentine Codex Book 10, folio 41r / Creative Commons Feathers, especially those from colorful...
Acequía del Camino Inca entrada a la Huaca de los Monos / Photo by Johnattan Rupire, Wikimedia...
A model reconstruction of the Temple Mayor at the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In use from the 14th to early 16th century...
An Aztec ceremonial knife with a cedarwood handle and flint blade. The figure of the handle is covered in...
A map indicating the maximum extent of the Aztec civilization which flourished between c. 1345 and 1521 CE in...
Teotihuacan, 300 BCE Teotihuacan, located in the Basin of Central Mexico, was the largest, most influential, and...
A mask of jadeite from the Olmec civilization of the Gulf coast, Mesoamerica, 900-500 BCE. Provenance: Rio Pesquero, Mexico....
Basketry bowl with checkerboard and arrow head motif / Mint Museum Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh /...
One of Julius Shulman’s views of Chichen Itza with a Chac Mool in the foreground. Julius Shulman...
During Wintersession, students learn to make and use the technology that revolutionized human life. The atlatl, or...
The routes of the four Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 1492-1504 to the Caribbean Islands and the coast...
Engraving by Jean-Frédéric de Waldeck, featured in Monuments anciens du Mexique. Palenqué et autres ruines de l’ancienne civilisation...
Inka ruins, Písac, Peru (photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0) By Dr. Sarahh Scher / 10.06.2017 Visiting Lecturer in Art History...
Map of Mesoamerica, with the borders of modern countries By Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank / 09.12.2017 Assistant Professor of Art...
Along the Inka road system or Qhapaq Ñan today, Pucará del Aconquija, Argentina (photo: Ministerio de Cultura de...