{"id":18522,"date":"2022-02-14T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=18522"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:57:19","slug":"maya-stele","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/hudson-museum-scavenger-hunt\/maya-stele\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Museum Scavenger Hunt: Maya Stele"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id18522_23a968-a2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column18522_6b6486-a0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a stone carved stele in front of a wooden wall\" class=\"wp-image-18599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm611-423x564.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,634px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Maya stele as displayed in the Hudson Museum before the remodel of the Collins Center for the Arts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6206\">HM611<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column18522_8e9689-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column18522_8e9689-03\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2414\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing of stele with areas labeled.\" class=\"wp-image-18627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-768x1236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-954x1536.jpg 954w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-1273x2048.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-87x140.jpg 87w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-317x510.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-423x681.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-634x1020.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-846x1361.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-951x1530.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/stela2-1268x2041.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drawing of the Maya Stele with elements labeled.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are the Maya?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ancient Maya lived in what is now Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Between 2600 BC and 1800 BC, the Maya rose to power and extended their influence throughout the Yucatan, creating a highly developed a writing system, art, architecture, mathematics, and calendar system, based on astronomical observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fall of the Maya Empire around 900 CE, to this day the Maya continue to live in this region blending Pre-Columbian and post-contact cultural traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id18522_f31be8-7e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column18522_63f75a-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Stele?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stelae are large carved stone monuments.&nbsp; Most stelae made by the Maya date to the Classic Period 250 to 900 BCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These works appear to be commemorative; they mark the reigns of kings and warriors and their deeds. They were originally painted in bright colors, but the pigments have not survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many stelae have inscriptions written in glyphs: a graphic writing system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column18522_c1c087-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column18522_c1c087-91\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"2240\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a stone carved with Maya glyphs\" class=\"wp-image-18646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/02\/hm648-1268x1691.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maya limestone panel with glyphs. (<a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6546\">HM648<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To find the next code:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn your back to the Stele and move toward the case with masks on the left. Move around to the other side of the case and look for the scariest (and hairiest!) thing you can see. You can scan the QR code when you find it, or <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/scavenger-hunt\/balinese-rangda-mask\/\">click here<\/a> to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wondering what this is?&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/hudson-museum-scavenger-hunt\/\">Start here!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the Maya? The ancient Maya lived in what is now Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. 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