stelae

Examples of stelae in the following topics:

• Kingdom of Aksum

  • The Stelae (hawilt/hawilti in local languages) are perhaps the most identifiable part of the Aksumite legacy.
  • The Stelae have most of their mass out of the ground, but are stabilized by massive underground counter-weights.

• The Chavín Civilization

  • Shown here is the most important stela statue of the central deity of the Chavín, called the Lanzón.

• The Classic Period of the Maya

  • Other important archaeological remains include the carved stone slabs usually called stelae (the Maya called them tetun, or "tree-stones"), which depict rulers along with hieroglyphic texts describing their genealogy, military victories, and other accomplishments.