Maya Stele

John Lloyd Stephen

Maya Stele

Estela Maya
Copán
Acero de Toledo  
Extremadura
La Tizona

Psalms 1:1
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”

 

 

John Lloyd Stephens (1805 1852) was an American politician, explorer and writer who is renowned for his pioneering research into the ancient Maya civilisation of Central America

 

 

Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. They consist of tall, sculpted stone shafts and are often associated with low circular stones referred to as altars, although their actual function is uncertain. Many stelae were sculpted in low relief, although plain monuments are found throughout the Maya region. The sculpting of these monuments spread throughout the Maya area during the Classic Period (250–900 AD), and these pairings of sculpted stelae and circular altars are considered a hallmark of Classic Maya civilization. The earliest dated stela to have been found in situ in the Maya lowlands was recovered from the great city of Tikal in Guatemala. During the Classic Period almost every Maya kingdom in the southern lowlands raised stelae in its ceremonial centre

 

Hieroglyphs on  a monument at Copan, Honduras, from volume I of 'Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan' 1842 2

 

Chess: "John Lloyd Stephens" "Estela Maya" "Copán" "Toledo" "Extremadura" "La Tizona"