. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE MIDDLE CIVILIZATIONS 1G1 "Sacri- a sort Aztecan influences. These will be discussed briefly in a later section. Some ac- counts have been preserved of the special features of Zapotecan religion which mark them off rather sharply from the Aztecs, however. The high priests of the Zapotecans were called "Seers" and the ordinary priests were "Guardians of the Gods" and ; There was of priestly college where the sons of chiefs were trained in the service of t
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE MIDDLE CIVILIZATIONS 1G1 "Sacri- a sort Aztecan influences. These will be discussed briefly in a later section. Some ac- counts have been preserved of the special features of Zapotecan religion which mark them off rather sharply from the Aztecs, however. The high priests of the Zapotecans were called "Seers" and the ordinary priests were "Guardians of the Gods" and ; There was of priestly college where the sons of chiefs were trained in the service of the gods. The religious practices included incense burning, sacrificing of birds, and animals, and let- ting of one's own blood by piercing the tongue and the ear. Human sacrifice was made on stated occasions and was attended by rites of great solemnity. The Zapotecs never went to the blood excesses thai stain the annals of the Aztecs. The 2G0 day cycle of the time count, was subdivided into four periods of 65 - and each period was. Pig. 54. Detail of Wall 'i :it Mi'lMj showing parately ( 81 > 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 : American Museum of Natural History
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