Abstract
This study is an extension of a previous study (Walls 2007) in which the site of Copan, Honduras. Several structures, including the Temple of Rosalila located within Structure 10L-16, were examined with the goal of revealing a relationship of significance between architectural energetics and architectural symbolism on monumental architecture. The goal of this study is to take that theory a step further and apply it to monuments in other civilizations from a different time period. Three monuments from ancient Egypt were chosen including the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, Hatshepsut's mortuary temple, and the Temple of Isis along with three Mesoamerican structures including a Late Preclassic platform from Rio Azul, the Temple of Rosalila, and the Temple of Warriors of Chichen Itza. These civilizations were chosen because their architectural developments corresponded along similar patterns. Each civilization has an early period when stone structures were first being built, a period of relative wealth and notoriety, and a late period in which foreign rulers came into power.
Advisor
Kardulias, P. Nick
Department
Archaeology
Recommended Citation
Walls, Karolina M., "Relationship of Architectural Energetics and Architectural Symbolism at Selected Sites in Ancient Egypt and Mesoamerica" (2009). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology
Publication Date
2009
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2009 Karolina M. Walls