ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Yuri Knorozov, Linda Schele, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Document Summary
Classic period collapse (what actually collapsed and why) A kul ahaw was the classic maya king of a specific city. Private and public blood sacrifice do it for the visions of the world tree and spirits. Corn god from the popol vuh - he is one of the father"s of the second set of hero twins. He is resurrected and brings corn to the world when his sons outwit the lords of the underworld. The ball players who killed the underworld gods. Copan the capital city of a major classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries ad mayan. Tikal the ruins of an ancient city found in a rain forest in guatemala. Constantine rafinesque first study of modern mayan language. Michael coe compared the mayans and the aztecs. Forced catholic beliefs on the mayan, burning book and destroying religious arts. Linda schele an expert in the field of maya epigraphy and iconography.
