A brief introduction to a few of the famous sites in the Americas where ancient peoples established civilization, including Teotihuacan, Tikal, Nazca planes, and the Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio.

1. ART OF THE AMERICAS
Art History Survey I
T, R, 12-1:50PM
Professor Paige Prater

2. MAPPING IT!

3. GREAT PYRAMID AND BALL COURT, LA
VENTA, MEXICO, 1000-600BCE

4. COLOSSAL HEAD, LA VENTA, MEXICO, 900400BCE
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7’ 5” high

5. TEOTIHUACAN
Temple of the Feathered Serpent, after 350 CE
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cecluNTxmc
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6. TIKAL, GUATEMALA: BASE OF NORTH
ACROPOLIS AND TEMPLE I, 700 CE (MAYA)

7. PALENQUE: PALACE AND TEMPLE OF THE
INSCRIPTIONS, LATE 7TH CENTURY CE (MAYA)
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Lord Pakal, 615-683CE (ruled)

8. PORTRAIT OF LORD
PAKAL, MID-7TH CENTURY
CE (FOUND IN TOMB)

9. CHICHEN- ITZA: PYRAMID, “EL CASTILLO” 913TH CENTURY

10. GREAT SERPENT MOUND, OHIO, 1070 CE
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Adams County, 1070 CE; 1,254’ in length

11. NAZCA PLAIN: HUMMINGBIRD
GEOGLYPH, 100BCE-700CE
450’ length;
wingspan 220’
 Nazca: 200 BCE600CE (south coast
of Peru)
 Removal of dark,
oxidized stones
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12. ANDEAN TEXTILES
Paracas peninsula, Peru
 1000 BCE-200 CE
 Cemetery wrappings
 Cotton, llamas
 Up to 22 different colors for each embroidered
figure!
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13. MOCHE CULTURE
Moche Lord with a
Feline, Moche
Valley, Peru, 100BCE500CE
 7.5” tall
 Stirrup shape handle
and spout!
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14. PUEBLO BONITO, CHACO CANYON, 10-13TH
CENTURIES, CE
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30 square miles, 9 great houses (“pueblos”)
Largest “apartment building” prior to NYC
550 CE – Puebloans in Four Corners region of the U.S. (CO, UT, AZ, and
NM)