King Pakal was a ruler in the Late Classic period in Mesoamerica. He ruled between the years of 615 to 683. He ruled over the city state of Palenque and was said to live to a very old age. There have many mysterious in history that cannot be explained and Ancient alien theorists go around trying to find evidence that link them to aliens. For example, the pyramids are depicted to being built by aliens. Another is King Pakal’s sarcophagus lid portraying him in a spaceship and controlling it to go to outer space. To some it may look that he is controlling some sort of buttons and that he may be pressing something that looks like a pedal. Yet, many people disagree that this lid does not show a spaceship at all. In an article, The Mystery of King …show more content…
Like modern astronauts who sit looking up at the sky when they are about to take off. Yet, that is not the case. Many say it is just showing him descending to the underworld. In another article, “Pakal’s Rocket”, it states, “Archeologists believe this scene is depicting the moment of Pakal’s death and his decent into the underworld”( Miller & Taube, 1993). Some say the outline shape of an object shows the rocket, his hands controlling it, the pedal, and even smoke coming out at the end of the rocket ship shows that he is an astronaut. Though, you still have to know Mayan art in order to understand what each symbol means and the position the person is in to understand what the actual picture is trying to portray. Next, they say that his hands may look like they might be controlling something, but really it does not seem to be connected to anything. His hands are just shaped like they are holding something when they are not. Archeologists who know Mayan art say that it was the way they drew their hands. Hands were shown in a delicate posture, like you were holding a small cup of tea. Therefore, he cannot be seen to be holding controls. One of his heels seems to be pushing down on a pedal. Yet, again, it was just the way the feet were positioned and a pedal should not look like something that would be difficult to drive. His so called air mask is also not connected to what they …show more content…
I personally believe that the theory of him controlling one is quite silly. You have to sit down and learn your Mayan art and symbols before you start assuming what the picture looks like to you. I do not believe that the World Tree looks like the outline of a spaceship. To some, it may look like one, but you can clearly see the World Tree reaching upwards and its roots reaching down towards the underworld. His body position does raise a small question as to why he is horizontal, but it makes sense that he is riding the sun monster into the underworld; therefore, he looks like he is sitting. It was meant to be King Pakal’s journey and transition to his next life. All the controversy was just a misunderstanding of artwork. It is just a way for Ancient Alien theorists to find some sort of proof that aliens existed or had some sort of contact with people. Just like the Egyptian pyramids, it was all misunderstood on why the Egyptians built their pyramids the way they did. It is the same with the Mayans and their beliefs on life and death. This was their version of how they saw what it may have looked like to go to the underworld with the sun monster. It all makes perfect sense and I believe that the Mayans had a flawless understanding on what the World Tree meant to
Information from the textbook and Hays’s article help illuminate the events depicted and their significance in culture and art of the New Kingdom, and how the style ties into the art of the time.
...tion of the monument. The person can clearly see that the angel is looking directly down towards the man, in thus making the man as the implied shape of the Monument to Mignard painting.
...is the focal point with the orthogonal of the gestures of the apostles lining up towards it. Masaccio makes good use of chiaroscuro, since his figures have soft, round edges and their bodies are apparent under their drapery. The drapery shows creases and edges which allow for that to happen. Masaccio also employs directed lighting in which the sun comes from the right and all the figures’ shadows are to the left, which is what would happen in real life. Furthermore, Masaccio uses soft, subdued colors, such as green, blue, and pink. The mood of Massacio’s painting is static with all the figures standing in contrapposto with their one knee sticking out and the individuals in Classical and naturalistic proportions. Masaccio placed his scene in the recognizable Arno Valley. Also, Masaccio’s story has no disguised symbolism and rather depicts a straightforward story.
The Toltecs were polytheistic, meaning they worshipped many gods, and believed in mythology. Although they believed in many gods, Quetzalcoatl was the central deity. Quetzalcoatl means “quetzal-feather snake”, so he was often depicted as a rattlesnake with scales covered by long green feather of the quetzal bird. He is believed not only to be the creator of the universe, but also the controller of wind, fertility, and breathing. There are many historians who debate whether or not Quetzalcoatl was an actual man and ruler over the Toltecs at one time, but there are many legends from the Aztecs claiming he was. In the article about Toltec culture in the book Early Civilizations in Americas, one of the most common legends claims that the king, Quetzalcoatl, made a chastity vow, but the citizens were unhappy with him, so they tried tricking him into doing shameful acts. The citizens gave him an alcoholic beverage, and he got intoxicated. The next day, he woke up next to his sister, and breaking his vow of chastity. Ashamed of his actions, Quetzalcoatl decides he is no longer a fit ruler and he resigns from the throne and is exiled from his land in 987 CE. This is significant because the later Toltecs honored Quetzalcoatl for his accountability and loyalty. He was the “glue” for the society because he was a central figure, who all the citizens worshipped. Although the citizens
There has been evidence of over two hundred human sacrifices in just one general area of Mesoamerica. Not just in an area of a city – but a “building”. Many pyramids, temples, and art forms such as sculptures were made and used just for the purpose of sacrifices and blood-letting rituals. Such violent rituals are shown in art and architecture to show the effect of symbols on the humans of Ancient Mesoamerica. The question that will be uncovered is, how far did the Mesoamericans go? To what extend do symbols effect Mesoamerican art and architecture? These effects could of course lead to the stronger subjects, specifically human sacrifices. The extent of symbols on the architecture and art therefore is reflected as the extent it had on ancient Mesoamericans. It will first be evaluated how Architecture is made to reflect their beliefs on the lives of their gods. Second, how architecture and art can depict symbols will be revealed, and lastly it will be discussed how architecture and art shows the effect of symbols on ancient human lives and interactions. Finding these things will answer the research question by revealing how much effort believers would make to please their symbols, how Mesoamericans believe their gods to be, and how far they would go with tradition or rituals.
The Palermo Stone which is one of seven surviving fragments of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, mentions the existence of a colossal statue which is approximately seven meters high and another statue which is made of pure gold which could potentially be King Khufu. The evidence suggested by the Palermo Stone could be compared with stories written by Herodotus, which describes King Khufu as a tyrant who harassed his people by forcing them to build colossal structures. Other primary sources which will be analyzed to uncover facts about King Khufu, are traces found at Bubast...
The Idols of the Tribe represent the illusions of human nature: it refers to the idea that our everyday problems arise simply because we are humans. For example, it is human nature to think that there is more order in the world than there really is, to accept things as they are without question, and to not rest until we discover the truth about a certain subject. Humans tend to believe what they want to believe, even if there is evidence for the opposing theory; this is due to human free will as well as our emotional needs and responses. A prime illustration of these characteristics is that of the earth moving around the sun. At one point in time, many humans thought that the earth was the center of the universe and all things revolved around it (the earth). Though many philosophers and astronomers proposed alternate theories, the popular opinion stood. Even when evidence was presented in favor of the sun being the primary object the planets circled around, a great number of people stubbornly stuck with the old ways of thought.
"Barnstormer" is one of the most illustrative words in the English language. It brings to mind images of brightly painted propeller planes, piloted by leather clad figures, breezing through clear blue skies over faded wooden buildings, thrilling crowds of onlookers with the dramatic performance of dangerous stunts. These images are so vivid that one can almost smell the scent of freshly cut hay floating on the light wind; almost hear the high pitched whine of the plane's propellers as they cut through the crisp spring air. Barnstormers were pioneers in the early years of aviation. Their daring, passion, creativity and competitive spirit contributed greatly to the advancement of flight. Without the substantial achievements of these brave men and women, aviation might not have progressed to the important industry and widespread mode of transportation that it is today.
BYU Studies 38.4 (1999): 43-64. Print. The. Sharer, Robert. A. The Ancient Maya.
...al. Our culture believes in ancestral spirits as well as deities, and it is something I am appreciative about. Outsiders find this strange and “Voodoo” like, but the nkisi nkondi is an important religious item to us Kongo people.
We can identify elements found within the carved representations of Quetzalcoatl themselves. The feathers that surround the serpent’s head tell us that it is in fact the feathered-serpent. The feathers themselves represent the flowering crops to depict that he is the god that brings the harvest to the city. of represents infinity and the swirling cosmos as he is a creator god and the morning star Venus. In a more general sense, the Temple is thought to have represented a big part of the daily life of the civilization of Teotihuacan. If all the heads on the faces of the pyramid were left untouched, the combined four faces would have totalled 260 Feathered-Serpent an indication of what day it
The colors are very dark giving a sense, to me, of dread and death. The greys, black, and fleshy browns are very harmonious. Goya kept from using light colors expect for the focal points. In my opinion, there is more than one focal point or that the focal point is large, from Saturn’s face to the lifeless body. The corpse is hanging in Saturn’s tight grip is deathly white and has bright blood red where the head and arm had been. I think that is a symbol, the body being faceless and no way to tell the gender, besides from the title, means that it could represent anyone. Also, if you look Saturn’s knuckles are white to as if he is squeezing the body as if it may get away from him. He also uses the technique chiaroscuro. The light draws y...
The mayan showed increasing place value by writing the numbers from bottom to top. The Mayan only needed three symbols to express any quantity. The symbols are a shell shape, dots, and bars. The shell shape represented zero, a dot which represented one, and a bar line which represented five.
The lines, mostly curved, are in great harmony details. The color from both outside and inside could be changed as the light from the sun moves. The flowers and Koran written on the walls and the gate give people who visiting wondering of what is that means. As the visitors walked pass each area, I think they would imagine of what each areas mean from the story of Taj Mahal. From the video, I think some sights of Taj Mahal create sorrowing sights.
carry payloads of up to about 30,000 kg (65,000 lb) and up to seven crew members