essay
The art and iconography of the Xochicalco stele
xochicalco mapping project • 2 • Published In 2000 • Pages: 83-101
By: Smith, Virginia.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In 1961 excavations under the direction of Cesar Sßenz recovered three carved stelae on the summit of a structure adjacent to the Pyramid of the Plumed Serpents in the Ceremonial Plaza on Cerro Xochicalco. In this paper Smith describes in detail the various carved elements on these stelae and attempts an explanation as to their meaning. The author's general conclusion is that much of the information on Xochicalco's public monuments deals with its social and political history, and that the Pyramid of the Plumed Serpents and the site's stelae provide us with information on the earliest named rulers in Central Mexico, including their titles, coronations, conquests, and other important historic events
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mnemonic devices
- Writing
- Visual arts
- Ordering of time
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Mexico Postclassic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1961-1964
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1350-1100 BP (650-900 AD)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Xochicalco, Gobernador Phase, Western Morelos, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Virginia Smith
- For bibliographical references see document 31:Hirth
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 99027545
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Xochicalco--Antiquities/Indians of Mexico--Urban residence--Mexico--Xochicalco/City planning--Mexico--Xochicalco--History/Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Archaeological surveying--Mexico--Xochicalco--Maps/Xochicalco Site (Mexico)Xochicalco (Mexico)--Antiquities