Museo del Oro in Colombia. The museum’s collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts is the largest in the world, with more than 34,000 gold pieces.jpg (2.02 МБ) 1284 просмотра
A gold-sheet mask representing the sun god Inti from the La Tolita part of the Inca empire. Now on display at the National Museum of Ecuador.jpg (217.62 КБ) 1271 просмотр
Single-spout-and-bridge bottle in the shape of a falcon with trophy heads, ceramic and slip paints, Nazca culture, 300-500 AD.png (391.39 КБ) 1232 просмотра
Yuri Knorozov, the linguist who deciphered the Maya script, 1953. He listed his cat Asya as a co-author on his work but the editors always removed her. He always used this photo with Asya as his author photo and got pissed whenever editors cropped her out.
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Yuri Knorozov, the linguist who deciphered the Maya script, 1953. He listed his cat Asya as a co-author on his work but the editors always removed her.jpg (52.8 КБ) 1228 просмотров
Page from Codex Mendoza showing the progression of an Aztec warrior through the ranks. He starts as a commoner and progresses to become a noble, finally reaching the rank of Tlacateccatl (General)..jpg (342.1 КБ) 1221 просмотр
Page from Codex Mendoza showing the progression of an Aztec warrior through the ranks. He starts as a commoner and progresses to become a noble, finally reaching the rank of Tlacateccatl (General)..jpg
Ух ты! За полвека ничего не изменилось. Я тоже такое рисовал по заданию замполита. Называлось: «Служи по уставу — завоюешь честь и славу!»
Monolith with detachable head, Valdivia culture, 4000-1500 BC, Ecuadorian north coast, height 34.3 cm. The detachable head is thought to permits the ritual recreation of the sacrifice.jpg (1.85 МБ) 1215 просмотров
One of the four surviving Aztec feather shields, ca. 1500. Nearly 26,000 feathers were required to decorate such a shield. The shield incorporates feathers from blue cotinga, scarlet macaw, yellow oriole and roseate spoonbill, none of which were found where the Aztecs lived.
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One of the four surviving Aztec feather shields, ca. 1500.png (876.13 КБ) 1209 просмотров