Chapter 12: Art of the Americas before 1300 Image Links

Chapter12

Art Of The Americas Before 1300

  A. THE NEW WORLD

  B. MESOAMERICA
    1. The Olmec
    2. Teotihuacan
    3. The Maya

  C. CENTRAL AMERICA

  D. SOUTH AMERICA: THE CENTRAL ANDES
    1. The Paracas and Nazca Cultures
    2. The Moche Culture

  E. NORTH AMERICA
    1. The Mound Builder
    2. The American Southwest

Art Of The Americas Before 1300

  A. THE NEW WORLD   top

Fig. 12-1
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, Anasazi culture, c. 900 - 1230 CE.

  B. MESOAMERICA   top
   

    1. The Olmec   top

Fig. 12-2
Great Pyramid and ball court, La Venta, Mexico. Olmec culture, c. 900 - 600 BCE. Pyramid height approx. 100' (30 m)

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Colossal head, from La Venta, Mexico. Olmec culture, c. 900 BCE. Basalt, height 7'5" (2.26 m). La Venta Park, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

Fig. 12-4
Ceremonial center of the city of Teotihuacan, Mexico. Teotihuacan culture, c. 500 CE

Fig. 12-6
Temple of the Feathered Serpent, the Ciudadela, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Teotihuacan culture, after 350 CE

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Temple I, called the Temple of the Giant Jaguar (tomb of Ah Hasaw), Tikal, Guatemala. Maya culture. North Acropolis, 5th century CE; Temple I, c. 700 CE

Fig. 12-9
Palace" and Temple of the Inscriptions (tomb-pyramid of Lord Pacal), Palenque, Mexico. Maya culture, 7th century CE

Fig. 12-10
Sarcophagus lid, Lord Pascal, Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico

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Images of Daquis gold artifacts, Costa Rica, Periods V and VI (500-1550 A.D.)

  D. SOUTH AMERICA: THE CENTRAL ANDES   top

Huaca del Moche is a site (in English) with images and information from a fan of the Moche

    1. The Paracas and Nazca Cultures   top

    - Andean Textiles

Images of traditional Andean textiles

Fig. 12-16
Earth drawing of a hummingbird, Nazca Plain, southwest Peru. Nazca culture, c. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Length approx. 450' (138 m); wingspan approx. 200' (60.5 m)

Fig. 12-17
Moche Lord with a Feline, from Moche Valley, Peru. Moche culture, c. 100 BCE - 500 CE. Painted ceramic, height 7" (19 cm). Art Institute of Chicago

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Earspool, Sipan, Peru, Moche culture, c. 300 CE. Gold, turquoise, quartz, and shell, diameter approx. 5" (12.7 cm).

  E. NORTH AMERICA   top

    1. The Mound Builders   top

Fig. 12-20
Great Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio. Mississippian culture, c. 1070 CE. Length approx. 1,254' (426.7 m)

Fig. 12-22
Official site for the Cahokia Mounds, Illinois

    2. The American Southwest   top

Many images of Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, Anasazi culture

Images of Anasazi artifacts

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