Aztec dinosaur bas-relief

Aztec dinosaur bas-relief

Dinosaur of Ta Prohm a bas-relief depicting a dinosaur The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico The back of the animal presumably a leaf is artistically designed This bas-relief first gained modern recognition in the late 1990s when the petal-like shapes running down the animal's back were compared to the back of the Stegosaurus dinosaur of Aztec mythology Many species can be identified but some are more ambiguous such as the dinosaur which represents various mythical creatures and figures. At Ta Prohm Temple near Siem Reap Cambodia Ta Prohm Temple built in the late 12th century is decorated with numerous bas-reliefs popular evidence for the false belief that non-avian dinosaurs coexisted with humans

This bas-relief has become a subject of debate The petal-like shapes running down the animal's back have been compared to the back of a dinosaur considering the possibility that the plate is a leaf-like background This is the most obscure work of art in the late 1990 s Another possibility is that the carvings may indicate that this image was created or modified from a mold used in temple renovations The head is consistent with a rhinoceros but this animal lacks a horn on its nose It is possible that it originally had horns that later decayed This animal predates the Aztecs by millions of years The tail resembles a sharp weapon used by Aztec warriors and resembles a club made from bone plates

A bas-relief depicting a dinosaur with an inscription of the Pharaoh Namar or Menes in early ancient Egypt or in the oldest and most important evidence from the Predynastic Period of ancient Egypt This Narmer piece made from slate is a palette of King Narmer among the artifacts of the Temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis near Edfu and is now preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo The nearly triangular shape measuring 64 x 42 cm dates from approximately 3,000 BC and was discovered in 1898 It alludes to the unity and peace that existed between northern and southern Egypt achieved through the rule of the Pharaoh

The bas-relief depicts a "dinosaur" resembling a 35-ton Apatosaurus a herbivorous dinosaur that possessed no ferocity or danger The Cretaceous Period considered the most prosperous period saw the development of numerous dinosaur species This geological period began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago marking the end of the Mesozoic Era.The Apatosaurus belongs to the genus Diplodocidae This dinosaur lived in North America during the late Jurassic period possibly living alongside Allosaurus Diploducus and Camarasaurus

The conquistadors of the Nile Delta known as Horus and Narmer are depicted with similar symbols and unified the entire Nile Valley for the first time and brought order to it With the belief that the pharaohs were incarnations of the gods on earth with Horus this symbol represents Horus taking the breath or life of his enemies The dinosaur reliefs of the Aztec temples were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico with the worship of many gods in a complex polytheism And King Narmer's palette reflects this connection to the coexistence with dinosaurs perhaps reflecting the connection with dinosaurs and gods as believed thousands of years ago