[Aztlan] The Principal Bird Deity

[Mesoman1 at aol.com]

Listeros,
 
The "The Principal Bird Deity" figure appears repeatedly at  the Late 
Formative period sites of Izapa in Chiapas, Mexico  and Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala 
City. For more information on the  topic, I suggest:
 
 
Guernsey, Julia 
2006    Ritual and Power in Stone: The Performance  of Rulership in 
Mesoamerican Izapan Style Art. University of Texas Press,  Austin. 
Dr. Guernsey addresses the conventions for depicting this entity, the history 
of its 
research, and its role in the demonstration of Preclassic Mesoamerican  
rulership. 
Saludos, 
Travis Doering



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