Sentences with phrase «carving stelae»

Seven carved stelae, plus 13 uncarved stelae were found at Uxbenka, with one carved stelae dating back to the early Classic Period.

One of these carved stelae is dated to the Early Classic Period, an otherwise non-existent date in Southern Belize, and a rare date for stelae in all the Maya area.

Copan in Honduras is not as grand or imposing as Caracol, but it's beautiful decorated buildings and sculptures, especially the enormous carved stelae make it a must see Mayan site.

Chabil Mar's location on the coast is also close to top destinations on the mainland such as the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (where more than 200 jaguars roam), boat tours of the well - named Monkey River, and tours of ancient Maya sites replete with pyramids, palaces, enormous carved stelae, and ball courts where the losing team was sacrificed to the Maya Gods.

Two small carved stelae are located above the stream, one in the shape of an obsidian blade and the other a stingray spine.

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A marble stele nine feet tall with a brief poetic inscription and two children carved in relief is enriched with a lion's head spout and basin.

Tikal's sprawling urban site contains some of the most impressive Mayan palace, temple, and altar structures - many housing the ancient tombs of kings and important political figures of the time, as well as elaborately carved wooden door lintels and stelae (carved stone shafts).

The name comes from one of the art piece on a stele with an ancient Maya carved unto a stele with a enormous head dress.

Additional Mayan activities include a visit to Quirigua, an ancient Mayan site with stone carved animal figures and the world's largest Stelae.

These short, muscular built, red - skinned Indians built great temples, made astonishing artifacts, tools and pottery, carved their history on slabs of stelae and made scholastic achievements that forever changed the world.

Dating back to as early as 200 B.C., Xunantunich boasts carved stone slabs called stelae containing recordings of important events of Mayan civilization.

There are no stelae at this site, but there are rich tombs where a large carved jade pendant and a carved Jade head were excavated.

It is here that the 25 stelae, at least eight of which are carved, and a ball court are located.

Recently «discovered» in 1984, Uxbenka is noted for its more than 20 stelae, at least 7 of which are carved.

Nim Li Punit was probably an astronomical site, and is famous for its 20 tall stones, or stelae, some of which show fascinating carvings.

The «Stelae Chamber» contained carved slate stelae, blood letting tools, ceramic vessels and a decorated vessel with glyphs depicting a Maya lord being presented with a caStelae Chamber» contained carved slate stelae, blood letting tools, ceramic vessels and a decorated vessel with glyphs depicting a Maya lord being presented with a castelae, blood letting tools, ceramic vessels and a decorated vessel with glyphs depicting a Maya lord being presented with a captive.

The Great Plaza is probably the most spectacular part of the Tikal ruins, surrounded by stelae, carved altars, ceremonial buildings, palaces and a ball court.

There are a large number of stelae and stone carved altars at this site, making it an attraction that is well worth exploring.

With a palette of muted reds, blues, greens, and grays, the works are inspired by Chinese steles — monumental stone slabs carved with religious inscriptions dating back to AD 800.

The fissures and fragments of concrete slabs standing up like remnants of ancient Maya stelae carvings give testimony still today of this displacement.

In China ancient statues and figures, stele and carvings were produced for thousands of years.

The block - like forms, looking as if carved in stone, correspond with the contemporaneous vertical, statuesque stelae of the Personnages group of sculptures, and can be seen as representations of people who were close to her but no longer by her side after she left her French homeland for America.