Abstract

VALDOVINOS ROJAS, Elda Vanya. Images of the underworld in the Aktun Usil rock art. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2025, vol.65, pp.47-84.  Epub Sep 08, 2025. ISSN 0185-2574.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.2025.1/0q27r1v052.

The conception of the underworld among the Maya has been the subject of study by various researchers who have utilized pre-Hispanic and colonial sources to discuss, analyze, and interpret them in light of recent archaeological and epigraphic studies. This article revisits certain proposals emerging from studies of imagery and regional Maya iconography in order to analyze rock art found in a cave located in the Puuc region, known as Usil. The analysis of the rock art aims to provide possible interpretations that enrich general discussions about caves in the Maya tradition and their connections to the underworld.

Keywords : Rock Art; Caves; Underworld; God N; Iconography.

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