In this article we analyze the archaeological and etnohistorical evidences related with the ornamental uses of amber in the Maya region. The typology of amber ornaments made during Pre-Hispanic times included pendants, beads for necklaces, earspools, nose disks and lip plugs. These pieces have been found in archaeological contexts since Middle Preclassic period, around 700 BC and, according with historical sources, they continued to be used in Traditional ways during the early colonial period in Chiapas and Yucatan.En este trabajo se analiza un conjunto de evidencias, tanto arqueológicas como etnohistóricas, relacionado con la utilización del ámbar en la región maya. La tipología de los ornamentos elaborados en ámbar durante la época prehis...
Jade was a material of paramount importance in ancient Maya life owing to its symbolic significance....
The aim of this article is to analyze the funerary customs and ritual for the souls among contempora...
The present article discusses the presence of spearheads and arrowheads in elite contexts in the for...
Although Maya area does not have rich micaceous deposits, its ancient inhabitants used these mineral...
In this article I try as main objective to review some Olmec jade canoes from Mexico's southeast, wh...
The ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by...
Notice dans le numéro 73 de Totem, magazine du Musée d'Ethnographie de GenèveThis article aims to gi...
Notice dans le numéro 73 de Totem, magazine du Musée d'Ethnographie de GenèveThis article aims to gi...
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the im...
The paper presents evidence for the definition and origin of a figural jade theme that is common in ...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
This article presents the main characteristics of the baroque art found in a current Mayan village i...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
The discovery of a couple of anklets made of copper bells in the archaeological site of Teteles de S...
Jade was a material of paramount importance in ancient Maya life owing to its symbolic significance....
The aim of this article is to analyze the funerary customs and ritual for the souls among contempora...
The present article discusses the presence of spearheads and arrowheads in elite contexts in the for...
Although Maya area does not have rich micaceous deposits, its ancient inhabitants used these mineral...
In this article I try as main objective to review some Olmec jade canoes from Mexico's southeast, wh...
The ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by...
Notice dans le numéro 73 de Totem, magazine du Musée d'Ethnographie de GenèveThis article aims to gi...
Notice dans le numéro 73 de Totem, magazine du Musée d'Ethnographie de GenèveThis article aims to gi...
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the im...
The paper presents evidence for the definition and origin of a figural jade theme that is common in ...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
This article presents the main characteristics of the baroque art found in a current Mayan village i...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the...
The discovery of a couple of anklets made of copper bells in the archaeological site of Teteles de S...
Jade was a material of paramount importance in ancient Maya life owing to its symbolic significance....
The aim of this article is to analyze the funerary customs and ritual for the souls among contempora...
The present article discusses the presence of spearheads and arrowheads in elite contexts in the for...