Adventures in Yucatan, Mexico

Saturday we had another look in to the history of the Yucatan with our visit to an old mansion that has been converted into an archaeological and anthropological museum. We saw many pieces representing Mayan dieties The students observe figurines that represent the Mayans in daily life. From studying these figures, we can see what kind of clothing and tools were common.  Our professor Fatima telling us a little bit about Mayan writing and hieroglyphs  A closer look at Mayan writing Seeing the variety of figurines Observing traditional jewelry of the upper class. The Mayans of Yucatan would trade salt and animal skins for jade and obsidian with other empires in Chiapas and Guatemala  A stela, the typical form of commemorating major events such as death of royalty and declarations of war Seeing the details and animal motifs on ceramic figures  Fatima sharing with us her favorite piece, an ornamental birds head made entirely of rare seashells th