The first relief shows two standing figures guarding a pedestal with symbols referring ... mythological animals and constellations. When the Spaniards reached the region, the Maya high culture ...

Egyptians regarded lions, for example, as “images of the sun god Re,” as well as symbols of royalty ... study published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that Mayan civilizations often used wild animals ...

The design consists of a U-shaped symbol, which could represent ... of the reptile are visible. The animal could be associated with the serpentine foot of the Mayan deity K'awiil, according ...

Now one archaeologist has suggested these mythic symbols ... from coastal Maya cities journeyed to the interior with shark teeth and jaws, bringing stories of the fearsome animals along with ...

made with artistic precision that demonstrates the high level of Mayan civilization, depict scenes combining figures of guardians, ancestral celestial figures, and mythical animals, all elements that ...

"Doris envisioned an exhibit that highlights iconic animals and artifacts while depicting ... temples and palaces - all built without metal tools. Maya symbols, including those for jaguars ...

Then, of course, there are the watercolors by Rivera, imaginative illustrations that blend the Mexican artist’s distinctive style of robust figures with the Mayan symbols and designs echoed in ...

These items are priceless to us...for what they will tell us about the ancient Maya.” Reading Mayan Symbols Flint and obsidian chips were used by the Maya to symbolize the underworld, and they placed ...

Vessels in the form of monkeys, birds, frogs and other creatures, and portrayals of snakes, illustrate the importance of animals — and the characteristics attributed to them — to Maya culture.