. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE MIDDLE CIVILIZATIONS 187 __5L_J^ the negative painting technique is associated with conventionalized designs representing turtles (Fig. 60). Another ware with designs in white is con- cerned with deriva- tives of the turtle motive. Then there are the remarkable copper bells in the form of turtles made by coiling, that have been found in nearby Michoacan. It is difficult to place time limits for the artistic styles that once existed in this northwestern re- gion. The archaic culture seems t
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE MIDDLE CIVILIZATIONS 187 __5L_J^ the negative painting technique is associated with conventionalized designs representing turtles (Fig. 60). Another ware with designs in white is con- cerned with deriva- tives of the turtle motive. Then there are the remarkable copper bells in the form of turtles made by coiling, that have been found in nearby Michoacan. It is difficult to place time limits for the artistic styles that once existed in this northwestern re- gion. The archaic culture seems to have lasted longer here than farther south; next followed the northern flow of Toltecan culture which later receded and finally came a rather thin layer of Chichimecan or Aztecan culture. We may tentatively conclude that the forgotten cities of the Zacatecan subculture flourished after 1000 A. D. The question should be settled because of its connec- tion with the dating of Pueblo ruins farther north. Santa Lucia Cozumalhualpa. The zonal distribu- tion of rain forests in southern Mexico and Central America is especially important, as has been pointed out, in connection with the spread of Mayan-type civilizations. The Olmeca and Totonacs who were among the first to feel the cultural effects of the. Fig. 61. Jaguar Head on Disk- Shaped Stone. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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