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Guerrero

Guerrero. ANTH 221: Peoples and Cultures of Mexico Kimberly Martin, Ph.D. Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero. Earliest Cave Paintings in North America – Approximately 1200BCE Only known example of non-Maya deep cave art More than 1 km into the 5 km cave system Pass through bat infested caverns

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Guerrero

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  1. Guerrero ANTH 221: Peoples and Cultures of Mexico Kimberly Martin, Ph.D.

  2. Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero • Earliest Cave Paintings in North America – Approximately 1200BCE • Only known example of non-Maya deep cave art • More than 1 km into the 5 km cave system • Pass through bat infested caverns • “Hall of the Dead” with 12 skeletons thought to be burials • Swim/wade through areas of the cave.

  3. Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero

  4. Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero Plumed Serpent in Red

  5. Juxtlahuaca Cave, Guerrero

  6. Oxtotitlan Site, Guerrero • Grotto rather than cave • Three separate areas with a separate type of painting assigned to each area. • North grotto smaller black pigment paintings of animals, humans, and fantastic creatures. • Central polychrome murals • South grotto red geometric paintings

  7. Map of Oxtotitlan Grottos and Black Drawing from Northern Grotto

  8. Oxtotitlan Site Guerrero Polychrome mural sketch of leader with owl headdress.Mimics Olmec altars on gulf coast.

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