Archaeological site, Cowboy Wash, is located in South Western Colorado and holds the ancient history of the early Anasazi people (Walker, 1997). Cowboy Wash was excavated by Soil Systems Inc. as part of their Ute Mountain Irrigated Lands Archaeological Project. They constructed the project between 1992-1998 (Billman 1997,1998,1999). The Anasazi people began as a hunter gatherer culture and slowly moved into an agricultural society. One of their main questionable cultural activities is their participation in cannibalism, the eating of human remains.
Cincinnatus the Statesman- Farmer is a statue that is in Cincinnati, Ohio. This statue was made in honor of Cincinnatus defeating the Aequians and rescuing the trapped Roman army. In the statue, Cincinnatus is holding the handle of a plow and a fasces. Before he lead Rome, he was a farmer, which is what the plow handle represents.
Upon the Puritans arrival in the New England colonies their relationship with the indigenous peoples, called the Pequot’s, started off on bad footing. They sought to acquire Indian lands and were prepared to use tactics such as ruining the natives land with livestock, fining them for breaking English law, and making deals with corrupt Indian leaders. The disdain the puritan colonists held the natives in is the source that caused things to become disastrous. When the Anglo-Saxon people turned to war to gain what the sought after and had no problems killing the Pequot’s as they slept you see that they believed the natives were beneath them. What could have been a beneficial relationship of equableness and trade became a bloody conflict.
It's well-known for its impressive pylon (the entrance of the building), which is carved with images that refer to Ramses II's military campaigns and victories. The temple also popular because of its two large seated statues of the pharaoh and its huge Ramses II statue (which used to stand at 56 feet). Another example of these monuments is the Abu Simbel, which is a set of two rock temples in the Nubian region that were erected to celebrate Ramses II and his Queen Nefertari. The temples contain four seated statues of the pharaoh that each measure almost 70 feet tall.
There were many ancient civilizations that conveyed their religious beliefs, spirituality, and worldviews through their architecture, decorations, and other artistic mediums. The three cultures that stand out the most in regards to their beliefs being conveyed through architecture and art are Cahokia, Nubia, and India. Cahokia was a Mississippian civilization located in what is modern day North America. One of the unique cultural aspects within their government, known as the chiefdom, was the way in which the ruler of Cahokia was treated in regards to their gods. In a chiefdom, the ruler is hereditary and the chiefdom is based on a gift-giving and communal culture.
Ramses also built the temples of Abu Simbel which are two rock temples these temples are carved out of the mountainside they were made as a lasting
The Railing Pillar: The Great Departure of Siddhartha represents the story of Siddhartha’s escape from his life as being a prince and his embarkment on the journey towards Buddhist enlightenment. The creator of this pillar was undisclosed on the display, but it was found in India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut and is thought to have been created around the 1st century B.C. The pillar was most likely created as a form of visual storytelling for everyone to be able read and understand the adventure of Siddhartha’s escape from his royal confinements. The pillar seems typical of the art found around India, Madhya Pradesh, Barhut.
Constructors of the temple not only made a practical choice that the ceremonial behavior could be illustrated through architectural choices on a general picture of the whole temple, but also used a detailed art piece at the temple to clarify a particular story of human sacrifice to god. On the bottom of the Huizilopotchli’s side of the temple lies a volcanic stone monolith named the Coyolxauhqui Stone that demonstrates the story how the death of Huizilopotchli’s sister, Coyolxauhqui offered peace the god himself. The scalloping shaped details at the joint of her neck, shoulders and hips, along with the bones and skull that filled up the whole composition showed that she has been decapitated to death. The artists used high-relief carving to portray the dismantled body of
Revenge is a concept that has not changed. The only thing that does change is people and how they enact their revenge against those who have hurt them. Revenge is a method that anyone from the poor to royalty used to regain honor or hurt someone who shamed them. Honor is extremely important no matter where you are in the world, so for anything to tarnish reputation or honor is unacceptable. Giovanni Boccaccio makes multiple examples in his stories where the characters get shamed so they extract revenge in brilliant ways.
The top three main characters are Tom Joad, Jim Casy, and Rose of Sharon. Tom Joad is the protagonist of the novel. He was once in jail for killing somebody but got out of jail on parole. He is the son of Tom Joad, and Ma Joad; the brother of Noah, Winfield, Al, Ruthie, and Rose of Sharon; the nephew of Uncle John; the grandson of Granma and Granpa and the brother in law to Connie. On the journey West he helps Al and the family by managing and driving the truck.
One reason symbols become offensive is when they stop representing the history of a people and begin stereotyping people. For example, The Guardian website recently published an article discussing how statues can influence a viewer’s perspective of Native Americans. The site posted pictures of a group of monuments and wrote, “In this group of monuments, Native Americans are depicted in a position of weakness, usually at the feet of white settlers.” When visitors view these statues, the Native Americans look weak and helpless. Where are the statues depicting the strength and courage of the Native Americans?
Significance of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin to the Akkadians The Victory stele of Naram-Sin was an essential part of the Akkadian culture as it helped to promote the ideologies that were meant to be widely accepted by the Akkadians and aided to consolidate the power of the king. The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin perpetuated the idea of continuity and the ability to do so with such a strong dynasty. The ways in which the Victory stele of Naram-Sin proved to be significant in its time was through altering the understandings of art, religion and politics. These three components helped to make imperative statements about the stele that reformed the means by which the people of Akkad thought and performed.
The stele is made out of pink sandstone, Hatshepsut’s statue was made with red granite, and Khafre’s statue was made with diorite. The material with what these pieces were made was chosen by the ruler for reasons like durability and expression of his or her wealth. The purpose of the piece ‘Victory Stele of Naram-Sin’ was made do illustrate Kind Naram-Sin’s victory and conquer of the mountain, ‘Hatshepsut with Offering Jars’ was made to honor the gods, and finally, ‘Khafre Enthroned’ which was made to just simply depict him as an enthroned divine ruler. Thanks to the many portraitures found from the ancient times, such as these three, we are allowed in this point of time to familiarize with what our ancestors believed and how it all evolved over
In the study called Body Ritual Among the Nacirema, the author calls the rituals and ceremonies the people perform “excessive”. They are insane rituals that people in America wouldn’t seem to think about doing. They sound so different, and unusual. As one reads the fieldwork, it raises a lot of questions and concerns. To anyone from another country it would seem these rituals are excessive because of the way they are performed, and the things they use to perform them.
In Ancient Egypt, the temples were all constructed from stone because the gods were to live in these temples for all of eternity and lack of wood. The temple walls were covered with inscriptions and images. They were often historical events, such as important events at the temple or of the pharaoh’s reign. The Temple of Dendur depicted Pihor worshipping Isis and Pedesi worshipping Osiris as well as Emperor Augustus praying and offering the gods. Traditionally, the drawings would’ve been of the pharaoh.
