The Mesoamerican Ballgame and a Classic Veracruz yoke

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • Yoke, c. 1 - 900 C.E., Classic Veracruz culture, greenstone, 11.5 x 38 x 41.5 cm (American Museum of Natural History) Speakers: Dr. Rex Koontz and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

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  • @arturosuarez5869
    @arturosuarez5869 8 років тому +7

    I am really fascinated that the authors of this video can really speak well about these prehistoric objects

  • @azulhazeel9231
    @azulhazeel9231 9 років тому +5

    Thanks for sharing all these wonderful artifacts, I am currently take a class in Mexican history and it seems as every week a new artifact pop ups In my feed as we are talking about them in my class,Thanks again

  • @greatredchicken
    @greatredchicken 3 роки тому +2

    5:37 *Superposing a map perfectly over the satellite image* very nice, keep going with these awesome videos!

  • @ppena4128
    @ppena4128 3 роки тому +3

    So.....what were the green stone yokes for? Worn? Looked at? Carried? Buried? You never specifically say...

    • @h0lda
      @h0lda 3 роки тому +1

      They're worn, they do say so

  • @dariogonzalez233
    @dariogonzalez233 9 років тому +6

    fascinating objects, one in particular is just amazing, her delicate and symmetrical reliefs were carved with pinpoint accuracy. as if they had used precision machines of our time however these works of pre-Columbian art have hundreds of years old. Excellent video.

    • @jonahfinn6852
      @jonahfinn6852 3 роки тому

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      @finnleydeacon5683 3 роки тому

      @Jonah Finn instablaster ;)

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      @jonahfinn6852 3 роки тому

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      @jonahfinn6852 3 роки тому

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    • @finnleydeacon5683
      @finnleydeacon5683 3 роки тому +1

      @Jonah Finn no problem xD

  • @daliaghannoum4196
    @daliaghannoum4196 9 років тому +9

    This gives The Road to El Dorado alot more of a perspective now that i've caught up on the historical references. :D

  • @Sasha0927
    @Sasha0927 10 місяців тому

    Dr. Zucker: They're known, in a colloquial sense, as yokes; although they have nothing to do with oxen or tilling a field.
    Me: 😐
    lol. Another trick name! They're absolutely gorgeous, though. The one around 1:11 almost made me drop my jaw. I love the alternating colors on that - shame it was just editing for clarity.
    I doodled a dolled-up frog yesterday, so I enjoyed hearing about their significance here. I'm also very intrigued by this spiritual, flexible, potentially lethal dodgeball ritual... These twins had moves so smooth they beat death! I gave myself the day off, but will be thinking about that during my next workout, lol. I'm not battling a force as powerful as death - just a little gravity. 😋

    • @smarthistory-art-history
      @smarthistory-art-history  10 місяців тому +1

      Ha! Gravity isn't an easy opponent.

    • @Sasha0927
      @Sasha0927 10 місяців тому

      7.5 miles later, I believe you... but at least it's an opponent I recognize. @@smarthistory-art-history

  • @Tsumami__
    @Tsumami__ 3 роки тому

    Beth is my favorite, but Dr Koontz was an enjoyable addition

  • @darklingeraeld-ridge7946
    @darklingeraeld-ridge7946 7 років тому

    At last - an appreciation of the exceptional qualities of these yokes. As a young sculptor I was completely stunned and inspired by them. Their enclosure of an inner, human but animal inflected space is part of their special appeal, but also in sheer formal power they are magnificent.

  • @ThomasSmith-os4zc
    @ThomasSmith-os4zc 2 роки тому +1

    They have never found a Ball Court at Teotihuacan. Enigma.

  • @krono5el
    @krono5el 3 роки тому +1

    looks like jade but didnt jade and obsidian along witrh cacao come from maya areas?

  • @Tsumami__
    @Tsumami__ 3 роки тому

    The use of cinnabar reminds me of how Egyptians used ochre and how Hindus used/use vermillion.

  • @lewhensilvar3521
    @lewhensilvar3521 9 років тому +1

    Why is the quality so low?

    • @smarthistory-art-history
      @smarthistory-art-history  9 років тому +7

      LewHen Silvar Thanks for asking. The video is still processing. You were the first person to see it.UA-cam puts it up before the high def is ready for some unknown reason.The better quality definition should appear shortly.

    • @lewhensilvar3521
      @lewhensilvar3521 9 років тому +3

      Smarthistory, Art History at Khan Academy Thanks for replying. I see that it's available in high definition now.

  • @Happy_HIbiscus
    @Happy_HIbiscus 4 роки тому

    🙂🙂🙂🙂