Chinkultic. Circulation within an archaeological site on the Eastern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
One of the topics landscape archaeology deals with is the circulation of people, in massive concurrences, in transit through large centers, mainly during civic and religious ceremonies. This essay proposes a circuit through the different spaces and architectural settings that conform Chinkultic, by...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Anales de Antropología |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70450 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/antropologia/article/view/70450 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Maya archaeology architecture circulation religion symbolism Arqueología Maya arquitectura circulación religión simbolismo |
| Sumario: | One of the topics landscape archaeology deals with is the circulation of people, in massive concurrences, in transit through large centers, mainly during civic and religious ceremonies. This essay proposes a circuit through the different spaces and architectural settings that conform Chinkultic, by relating the representation on stelae and their distribution, the possible function of buildings and the symbolic orientation established between a scenic ensemble, a pyramid at the top of a hill and a water filled cenote. |
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