The Atlantean Columns and the Lintel of the Initial Series Temple at Chichen Itza

1946 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-54
Author(s):  
R. B. Weitzel
Keyword(s):  
Initial Series ◽  
Maya Architecture ◽  
Chichen Itza

A portal with foreign ornamentation is more complex than a plain, unadorned doorway. Mexican by derivation, the Atlantean columns of the Initial Series Temple at Chichen Itza were incorporated in Maya architecture. The sculptured figures were given uplifted arms in a pleasing conceit that strong arms sustained the overhead load. These uplifted arms caused projections alongside the pair of heads, so that a stone lintel which rested solely on the inner projections would have had insecure support; hence the requirement for greater extension of the lintel on the Atlantean columns. Some marginal covering of the inscription on the underside of the lintel apparently resulted, but it did not affect the initial series, 10.2.9.1.9, 9 Muluc 7 Zac.

Maya Epigraphy: Methods of Interpretation

1945 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-389
Author(s):  
R. B. Weitzel
Keyword(s):  
Initial Series ◽  
Chichen Itza

There are different methods of interpreting Maya time counts. The Tun-Ahau method means that the Ahau element of an inscription refers to the tun; the Katun-Ahau method means that the Ahau element of an inscription refers to the katun.The Initial Series inscription at Chichen Itza has been interpreted by a Tun Ahau method.

scholarly journals Las cresterías mayas

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 31-54
Author(s):  
Antonio Benavides Castillo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Postclassic Period ◽  
Maya Architecture ◽  
Visual Impact ◽  
Chichen Itza

Pre-Hispanic Maya architecture had different features that highlighted its visual impact. Among them were the battlements, like those registered in the Puuc region, but also present at the Chenes area, Edzna, or Chichen Itza. Another relevant top ending was the roofcomb, whose origins belong to the first centuries of our era and are associated with the Peten architecture. These elements were decorated with stucco images and evolved for many centuries through the Postclassic period. Considering their composition, they can be classified in four different formats, whose iconography included rulers, deities and symbolic motives.

scholarly journals El Templo de los Búhos de Chichén Itzá y su emplazamiento cronológico: una nueva propuesta

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Péter Bíró ◽  
Peter Schmidt ◽  
Eduardo Pérez de Heredia
Keyword(s):  
Chichen Itza

La cronología del Templo de los Búhos, una construcción de características inusuales localizada en el Grupo de la Serie Inicial de Chichén Itzá, ha probado ser un desafío para los arqueólogos durante largo tiempo. La importancia del edificio reside en su únicaiconografía, y especialmente en la presencia de un texto jeroglífico con una fecha calendárica en una tapa de bóveda pintada. El fechamiento de esta inscripción ha sido instrumental para explicar la combinación de rasgos arquitectónicos, iconográficos y cerámicos asociados con ella. En este trabajo proponemos una nueva interpretación que contradice la datación de la tapa de bóveda en el siglo IX, generalmente aceptada, para emplazar la fecha en el siglo XII.

Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy: Initial Series and Analysis of Results

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (19) ◽  
pp. 956-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ramón Cansino ◽  
Jesús Cisneros ◽  
Sergio Alonso ◽  
Luis Martínez-Piñeiro ◽  
Alfredo Aguilera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radical Cystectomy ◽  
Initial Series ◽  
Analysis Of Results

A Discussion of J. Eric Thompson's Interpretations of Chichen Itza Hieroglyphs

1941 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Beyer
Keyword(s):  
Chichen Itza

In my Studies on the Inscriptions of Chichen Itza I gave tentative datings of a number of buildings and monuments on the basis of Tun-Ahau combinations contained in their inscriptions. The list is repeated here as Table I.

LOS MALACATES ARQUEOLÓGICOS DE LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATAN

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Hernández Álvarez ◽  
Nancy Peniche May
Keyword(s):  
Chichen Itza ◽  
Ek Balam

AbstractEl trabajo presenta una propuesta de tipología de malacates procedentes de distintos sitios de las tierras bajas mayas del norte tales como Chichen Itza, Ciudad Caucel, Dzidzilche, Ek Balam, Poxila, Siho, Isla Cerritos, Ichpaatun y Xaman Susula. Tales malacates corresponden a temporalidades que van desde el período preclásico hasta el posclásico. El análisis de esta muestra se basa en la correlación de sus atributos formales. Otros atributos tales como el tipo cerámico, el contexto del hallazgo y sus elementos decorativos y simbólicos también son considerados. El principal objetivo es demostrar que en la península de Yucatan hay evidencia de una continuidad de la presencia de la industria textil, así como cambios en la forma y el uso de los malacates, que muy probablemente sirvieron para el hilado de fibras de algodón. Consideramos que estos objetos en el área maya, muestran una estrecha relación con las labores femeninas, esto a partir de su contrastación con datos provenientes de las fuentes etnohistóricas, de las representaciones iconográficas sobre la actividad textil y los mismos malacates provenientes de otras regiones de Mesoamérica, principalmente el centro de México. De manera particular, pretendemos determinar si es posible obtener información complementaria sobre el tipo de fibras que se hilaban con ellos o cuestiones más complejas, como la atribución de género y estatus, que son aspectos recurrentes en la interpretación de estos materiales arqueológicos.

Complications with the Zurich Canine Total Hip Replacement System in an Initial Series of Cases Performed by a Single Surgeon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel P. Franklin ◽  
Nathan A. Miller ◽  
Todd Riecks
Keyword(s):  
Total Hip Replacement ◽  
Hip Replacement ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Initial Series ◽  
Major Complications ◽  
Hip Replacements ◽  
Replacement System

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to quantify the complications using the Zurich total hip replacement system in an initial series of cases performed by a single surgeon who had experience with other total hip replacement systems. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study in which complications were classified as major if any treatment was needed or if the outcome was less than near-normal function. Complications that did not warrant treatment and that did not result in function that was inferior to near-normal were considered minor. Outcomes were assessed by radiographic review, physical examination, subjective gait evaluation or, in one case, by objective gait analysis. Bilateral total hip replacements were considered separate procedures. Results The first 21 procedures in 19 dogs performed by a single surgeon were included. The mean time to follow-up was 48 weeks (range: 8–120 weeks; standard deviation: 36 weeks). Two cases (of 21) experienced major complications including one dog with excess internal femoral rotation during weight bearing and one dog having luxation. One case (of 21) had a minor complication; femoral fracture in the presence of an intact bone plate that maintained alignment and healed without treatment. Clinical Significance A high rate of successful outcomes with few major complications can be obtained in the initial cases treated using the Zurich total hip replacement system for surgeons with prior experience with other total hip replacement systems.

scholarly journals : Chichen Itza: Architectural Notes and Plans . Karl Ruppert.

1954 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-921
Author(s):  
Richard B. Woodbury
Keyword(s):  
Chichen Itza

A MAYA CARVED SHELL PLAQUE FROM TULA, HIDALGO, MEXICO

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald McVicker ◽  
Joel W. Palka
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Classic Period ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Late Classic ◽  
Field Museum ◽  
Terminal Classic ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Chichen Itza ◽  
Terminal Classic Period

In the early 1880s, a finely carved Maya shell picture plaque was found at the Toltec capital of Tula, central Mexico, and was subsequently acquired by The Field Museum in Chicago. The shell was probably re-carved in the Terminal Classic period and depicts a seated lord with associated Maya hieroglyphs on the front and back. Here the iconography and glyphic text of this unique artifact are examined, the species and habitat of the shell are described, and its archaeological and social context are interpreted. The Tula plaque is then compared with Maya carved jade picture plaques of similar size and design that were widely distributed throughout Mesoamerica, but were later concentrated in the sacred cenote at Chichen Itza. It is concluded that during the Late Classic period, these plaques played an important role in establishing contact between Maya lords and their counterparts representing peripheral and non-Maya domains. The picture plaques may have been elite Maya gifts establishing royal alliances with non-local polities and may have become prestige objects used in caches and termination rituals.

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