PRE COLUMBIAN

South America is thought to have been first inhabited by people crossing the Bering Land Bridge, which is now the Bering Strait. Some archaeological finds of pre columbian artifacts do not fit this theory and have led to an alternative theory of Pre-Siberian American Aborigines. The first evidence for the existence of agricultural practices in South America dates back to circa 6500 BC, when potatoes, chillies and beans began to be cultivated for food in the highlands of the Amazon Basin. Pottery evidence further suggests that manioc, which remains a staple food today, was being cultivated as early as 2000 BC.

Many consider Maya pre columbian art of their Classic Era (c. 250 to 900 AD) to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World. The pre columbain artifact carvings and the reliefs made of stucco at Palenque and the statuary of Copán are especially fine, showing a grace and accurate observation of the human form that reminded early archaeologists of Classical civilizations of the Old World, hence the name bestowed on this era. We have only hints of the advanced painting of the classic Maya; mostly what have survived are funerary pottery and other Maya ceramics, and a building at Bonampak holds ancient murals that survived by serendipity. A beautiful turquoise blue color that has survived through the centuries due to its unique chemical characteristics is known as Maya Blue or Azul maya, and it is present in Bonampak, Tajín Cacaxtla, Jaina, and even in some Colonial Convents. The use of Maya Blue survived until the 16th century when the technique was lost. Some Pre Columbain Classic murals have been recently discovered at San Bartolo, and are by far the finest in style and iconography, regarded as the Sistine Chapel of the Maya. With the decipherment of the Maya script it was discovered that the Maya were one of the few civilizations where artists attached their name to their work.

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Pre Columbian CHAVIN Precolumbian Carved Vessel NR    US $475.00 Pre Columbian PARACAS Precolumbian Polychrome Bowl NR    US $375.00 Pre Columbian COLIMA Precolumbian DOG Vessel N R    US $122.50 Huge PAIR Pre Columbian CHANCAY Figures Male Female    US $175.00 SUPERB Pre Columbian CHANCAY Terracotta Standing Figure    US $850.00 Pre Columbian POTTERY LOW FACE BOWL 700 BC    US $300.00 PRE COLUMBIAN TULA TOLTEC POTTERY FIGURE WITH CHILD    US $195.00 Antique Pre Columbian Teotihuacan Pottery Head Pendant    US $199.99 Fine Pre Columbian Nazca Supernatural Deity Bowl 400AD    US $275.00 Pre Columbian Chimu or Colima Monkey Pot 800 1150 AD    US $300.00 Pre Columbian NAYARIT OLLA Jar HUMMINGBIRD Handles RARE    US $449.00 Authenticated Pre Columbian Pottery Stamp 500 1000 AD    US $69.00 Pre Columbian Pottery FEMALE Figure VERA CRUZ Mayan    US $195.00 PRE COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME VASE NO RES    US $1,800.00 View More Items:   1  2  3  4  5  6  7

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