Elena FitzPatrick Sifford on casta paintingsīrowse this content A beginner's guide Defining “Pre-Columbian” and “Mesoamerica” Introduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas African religious culture in the Atlantic world Latin American art: an introduction About geography and chronological periods in Native American art Terms and Issues in Native American Art Teresita Fernández on Precolumbian gold North America before c. Reframing Art History, a new kind of textbook.Not your grandfather’s art history: a BIPOC Reader.With 503 contributors from 201 colleges, universities, museums, and researchĬenters, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world. We believe that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background. It is the only pre-Hispanic writing system of Mesoamerica that has been largely deciphered (see image below).At Smarthistory, the Center for Public Art History, we believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The ancient Maya are credited with creating the most advanced Mesoamerican writing system, which was logo-syllabic, meaning that it consists of pictorial symbols or glyphs that represent either entire words or syllables. They left an artistic legacy that ranges from intricately carved monolithic sculptures to complex mural cycles. They were also joined by political interaction in the form of warfare and intermarriage. The ancient Maya were united by belief systems, cultural practices that included a distinct architectural style, and a writing system. The Maya are a culturally affiliated people that continue to speak their native languages and still often use the ancient 260-day ritual calendar for religious practices. Today, these sites are located in the countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Guatemala (image: CC BY-SA 3.0) Map showing the extent of the Maya civilization (red), compared to all other Mesoamerica cultures (black).
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