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Chutixtiox, the Glossary

Chutixtiox (alternatively spelled Xutixtiox, or Chu'Taxtyoox in the Sakapultek language) is an archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization near Sacapulas, in the Quiché department of modern Guatemala.^[1]

22 relations: A. Ledyard Smith, Acacia, Annals of the Cakchiquels, Cactus, Cardinal direction, Chixoy River, Corbel arch, Guatemala, Instituto de Antropología e Historia, Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures, Kʼicheʼ people, Limestone, Maya civilization, Mesoamerican ballcourt, Mesoamerican chronology, Popol Vuh, Project Muse, Qʼumarkaj, Quiché Department, Sacapulas, Sakapultek language, Schist.
K'iche'
Maya Postclassic Period
Maya sites in Guatemala
Quiché Department

A. Ledyard Smith

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Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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Annals of the Cakchiquels

The Annals of the Cakchiquels (Anales de los Cakchiqueles, also known by the alternative Spanish titles, Anales de los Xahil, Memorial de Tecpán-Atitlán or Memorial de Sololá) is a manuscript written in Kaqchikel by Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá in 1571, and completed by his grandson, Francisco Rojas, in 1604.

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Cactus

A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

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Cardinal direction

The four cardinal directions, or cardinal points, are the four main compass directions: north, south, east, and west, commonly denoted by their initials N, S, E, and W respectively.

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Chixoy River

The Chixoy River or Río Chixoy is a river in Guatemala.

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Corbel arch

A corbel arch (or corbeled / corbelled arch) is an arch-like construction method that uses the architectural technique of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure, such as an entranceway in a wall or as the span of a bridge.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.

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Instituto de Antropología e Historia

The Instituto de Antropología e Historia (IDAEH, Institute of Anthropology and History) is the national institute in Guatemala responsible for the protection and maintenance of Guatemala's historical and archaeological sites, monuments, artefacts, and other aspects of the nation's cultural heritage.

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Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures

The representation of jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures has a long history, with iconographic examples dating back to at least the mid-Formative period of Mesoamerican chronology.

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Kʼicheʼ people

Kʼicheʼ (pronounced; previous Spanish spelling: Quiché) are Indigenous peoples of the Americas and are one of the Maya peoples. Chutixtiox and Kʼicheʼ people are K'iche' and Quiché Department.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Maya civilization

The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. Chutixtiox and Maya civilization are Maya sites.

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Mesoamerican ballcourt

A Mesoamerican ballcourt (tlachtli) is a large masonry structure of a type used in Mesoamerica for more than 2,700 years to play the Mesoamerican ballgame, particularly the hip-ball version of the ballgame.

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Mesoamerican chronology

Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE); the Archaic (before 2600 BCE), the Preclassic or Formative (2500 BCE – 250 CE), the Classic (250–900 CE), and the Postclassic; as well as the post European contact Colonial Period (1521–1821), and Postcolonial, or the period after independence from Spain (1821–present).

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Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh (also Popul Vuh or Pop Vuj) is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, one of the Maya peoples who also inhabit the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, as well as areas of Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. Chutixtiox and Popol Vuh are K'iche'.

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Project Muse

Project MUSE (Museums Uniting with Schools in Education), a non-profit collaboration between libraries and publishers, is an online database of peer-reviewed academic journals and electronic books.

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Qʼumarkaj

Qʼumarkaj (Kʼicheʼ) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Chutixtiox and Qʼumarkaj are K'iche', Maya Postclassic Period, Maya sites, Maya sites in Guatemala and Quiché Department.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutixtiox

Also known as Xutixtiox.