Open course "The Rise and Fall of Complex Societies", Guillermo Alanis. Lecture 13 | SAS UTMN
The lecture explores the significance of limestone caves in the Yucatán Peninsula, focusing on their role in Maya cosmology and water management. Caves symbolized portals to the underworld and were integrated into architecture such as pyramids and temples, reflecting a synthesis of natural and constructed sacred space essential to the rise and fall of the Maya civilization.
The lecture explores the significance of limestone caves in the Yucatán Peninsula, focusing on their role in Maya cosmology and water management. Caves symbolized portals to the underworld and were integrated into architecture such as pyramids and temples, reflecting a synthesis of natural and constructed sacred space essential to the rise and fall of the Maya civilization.