This Aztec temple is known as an Axis Mundi and was the capital of the entire Aztec Empire
What is Templo Mayor?
This complex started with a U-shaped old temple but was expanded in a new temple.
What is Chavin de Huantar?
Yaxchilan's central complex of buildings.
What is the central acropolis?
This grassy land form with zoomorphic features, hypothesized to be used for astrological reasons.
What is the Great Serpent Mound?
A long, satchel-style bag, often beaded and decorated with geometrical patterns.
What is a bandolier bag?
This stone lay at the bottom of Templo Mayor and served as the landing spot for any falling sacrifices.
What is the Coyolxauhqui Stone?
These works were looted and ransacked during the Spanish Expeditions in Peru
What are the Incan Maize Cobs?
He commissioned lintels, engraved staircases, and stelae.
Who is Lord Shield Jaguar II?
The mound possibly could represent this celestial event, although this event is usually straighter (rather than completely curved) than the mound.
What is Haley's Comet?
This process allowed ornamentation onto the bags even though the Calico cloth was precious
Why are the designs are sewn onto a separate fabric that acts as backing for the Calico cloth?
This stone is incomplete, but it denoted the multiple worlds/end-of-worlds in the Aztec mythology
What is the Calendar Stone?
These Macchu Pichu craftspeople lived at the site year-round even though the royals did not
Who are Yanaconos?
The process of offering one's own blood (via a cut) for ritualistic purposes.
What is bloodletting?
These dwellings, carved into the cliffs (looks like niches, but not carved in that manner), as well as on the top of the Mesas.
What are the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings?
This work was made in a reservation, and hade to be 'censored' for the artist's safety
What is the painted elk hide?
This ruler had the feathered headdress made.
Who is Monteczuma?
These backstrap-created textiles feature very specific, iconographic patterns and symbols.
What is the All-T'oquapo Tunic?
The first lady of the Mayan empire as well as featured figure on lintels 24 and 25.
Who is Lady Xook?
These major 'vandal' issues arose with the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
What are people camping out, stealing, looting, etc.?
The manure-firing effect was discovered in this manner
How did Julian Martinez discover this ancient process on am archaelogical dig?
This Mask is proof that the Aztecs were appreciative of past cultures and art works.
What is the Olmec-Style Mask?
This Spanish church was later built on the site of Cusco.
What is the church of Santo-Domingo?
Mayan square-cut blouse, often patterned.
What is a huipil?
This is the name of the most recognizable of the Mesa Verde dwellings.
What is Cliff Palace?
The name for the specific style used by NorthWest Coast visual culture
What is Formline Style?