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Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant

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Description: The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes
One of the principal objectives of modern archaeology is to comprehend the cultural significance of the material vestiges of ancient societies. Interpretation of the art and architecture of past civilizations in South America, where written texts were not developed, depends on the identification of patterns of signs and symbols. These provide clues to coherent visual codes that may lead to the discovery and understanding of other ways of ordering the world. The archaeologist can recover only …
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.229-243
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00118.023
Description: Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past
The conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés took place between 1519 and 1521. In the years immediately following, the newly arrived Spanish overlords methodically searched for riches in the rugged terrain and diverse ethnic pockets of their recently acquired domains. Of particular interest to those conquerors were gold, silver, and other exploitable sources of quick wealth and lofty position. Thanks to the Spaniards’ propensity for recordkeeping—the indigenous inhabitants of Mexico were the best …
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.233-249
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00016.017

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