Essay mesoamerica

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MESOAMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CAVES

Mesoamerica comprised of the region extending from central Mexico to Nicaragua and Honduras . Civilizations such as those of the Mayas Aztecs , Olmecs and the Teotihuacbn flourished in this area in the 15th and 16th centuries till the Spanish conquistadores , driven by the greed untold fortunes and abundant supply of gold , arrived and after the conquest the civilizations perished . The term literally means mid America and consists of countries such as Mexico , Guatemala , Belize , El

br Salvador , Nicaragua , parts of Costa Rica and western Honduras

These were mainly agricultural villages with ceremonious and religious capitals . The art and architecture , which was prevalent in this are in that era , were comparable and as splendid as those of the Greeks were and Romans were . This essay is an attempt to demystify the caves and the art that existed in those caves . Six such caves have been short-listed and the essay would try to unravel the various imageries that were to it . They are the caves situated at Dos Pilas , Utatlan Belize , Chicomoztoc , Naj Tunich and Jolja

THE SITES

DOS PILAS : the city was founded by the brother of King of Tikal in 645 AD . The brother had finally been able to defeat the King and then ascended to the throne in 679 AD . This site was discovered in 1960 by the Geologist G .L .Vinson . The city is located along the Pasion River in Guatemala . The site was...