. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE LESSER CIVILIZATIONS 1 H of Oaxaca offers striking similarities to it. This is the famous ruin of Xochicalco situated about five hours ride from Cuernavaca. Whether any historical con- nection ever existed between Monte Alban and Xochi- calco must be decided by future exploration. The hieroglyphs that are found on the stelae of Monte Alban often strongly resemble those of the Mayas. The same use of bars and dots for numerals is to be. Fig. 53. Bar and Dot Numerals combined with Hieroglyphs
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE LESSER CIVILIZATIONS 1 H of Oaxaca offers striking similarities to it. This is the famous ruin of Xochicalco situated about five hours ride from Cuernavaca. Whether any historical con- nection ever existed between Monte Alban and Xochi- calco must be decided by future exploration. The hieroglyphs that are found on the stelae of Monte Alban often strongly resemble those of the Mayas. The same use of bars and dots for numerals is to be. Fig. 53. Bar and Dot Numerals combined with Hieroglyphs on Zapotecan Monuments. noted and it even seems possible to transcribe some of the signs into the Mayan system. Lintels with lines of hieroglyphs on the outer edge have been found at Cuilapa and Xoxo. Those of the latter site seem to have degenerated into meaningless decorative forms. In Zapotecan funerary urns a close connection with Mayan art can easily be demonstrated. The urns are cylindrical vessels concealed behind elaborate figures built up from moulded and modeled pieces. Many of these built-up figures clearly represent human beings while others represent grotesque divinities or human beings wearing the masks of divinities. The purely human types have a formal modeling in high relief, the head usually being out of proportion to the rest of the body. The pose is ordinarily a seated one with the hands resting on the knees or folded over the breast. Details of dress are very clearly shown including capes, girdles, aprons, or skirts and Necklaces are often worn with a crossbar pendant to which shells. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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