I finished this book a while back when on the way back from a flight (though the version I read was by Michael Coe). I included the picture because of the pretty cover (part of a throne found at Copan). Great book, learned a ton about how long it took to decipher Mayan phonetic script. Worth the read!
Some colorful Mayan and Aztec costumes in artwork. Mostly Aztec on the first two: Mayan: Also some Incan on the left side of this one:
That one guy with the bird costume (second to last picture, left side, next to the jaguar dude) reminds me of these guys:
It does kinda. If all the armor wasn't so spiky it would make for an easy conversion; you would just have to go overboard with extra feathers!
Found this picture, I think it is somewhere in Mexico City? I can't read Spanish so I couldn't translate, but if I am looking at this right this building was built right over some ancient Aztec ruins!
There is Spanish masonry [?] underneath the jaws of the Aztec or Maya beasty. The blue sign on the right says. “Republic of El Salvador”. Did the Aztec Empire get that far South? Edit: further google-fu..... The blue sign on the left is the name of the last Vice-President of Mexico, assassinated in 1913. Those are both street names in Mexico City. So location confirmed. The next bit was translated from Spanish by google: So Aztec confirmed. But it looks more like a chunk of Aztec carving was re-used as a corner stone for the later Spanish building. I expect the snake was relocated from its original setting. Anyhow, that is the corner of the Museum of Mexico City.
This is a treasure trove beyond doubt. Thanks for continually pulling all this reference material together, Warden! This is how forum resources should aspire to look like.
Have y'all seen the new teaser/WIP videos about the new Tomb Raider game? A lot of nice stuff there. In one of the videos I've seen there were some native people talking in Yucatan Maya. Pretty cool!
I have seen some teaser pics and posted a few a while ago but never saw a video, I will have to find it! I am not really a fan of Tomb Raider (I like Assassins Creed though) but the game inspiration looks neat. High praise from a master of lore tutorials , many thanks!
Thinking about it; I have an archway modelled after the lizard-face-arch in the back of these pics. For today, an amazingly painted vase:
I recently learned that some murals were discovered at Calakmul. They are quite different from the murals discovered at Bonampak and San Bartolo because instead of showing scenes depicting warfare/ceremony/religious topics, these seem to depict everyday life! (link) Chii`k Naab Mural of Calakmul. Spoiler: Calakmul Murals Modern drawing:
Modern artwork showing depictions from Mayan myths! Hero Twins: Giant Caiman: Artwork from a game called Smite: Not sure what is going on here, but it was called "Popol Vuh, King of the Giants":