Rafael Mena Illustration

One can only hope that the Iranian strike backs are as painful as possible.

no war on iran, hands off iran. the united states and israel are an existential threat to all human life.

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Nahua man with a flower cloak carrying his young infant.

Patreon request of an nahua man with a flower cloak carrying his young infant. I think it came out pretty nicely, but what do you think?
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I'm not an expert on the region, but the egyptians, nubians and related horn of africa societies are basically the same civilization right? Like, in the way that the Itza, Tzotzil and Yucatecs are all mayan?

These are great references, I might steal some of the compositions for a painting. Amazingly skilled photographer.

Congrats!

This should be the biggest story on the planet today; Netanyahu's regime reportedly shot & killed Paramedics from as little as 1 metre away, some shot "execution-style" from close range!

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It's hard to pin down the feeling, it's as though you have to prove they are human, and not sub-human savages or magical fairies.
In a way that's just the study of history but it feels especially true in this continent.

Talking about Mesoamerican can be frustrating at times because a whole lot of it feels like trying to get across that they did all the normal stuff that was done in the 'old world', as though it was a crazy revelation.

For good or ill it feels like the idiosyncrasies are the baseline.

Lots of mixed feelings about the whole Mencho affair rn.

Extinction: Obsidian Empire

Minha ilustração de capa feita para o segundo livro da Saga Extinction, de Isaac Wilson

This is pretty sick ngl

There is nothing of substance to engage with.

Your "straightforward criticism" is barely more cogent than Hasan's brain rot.

I know you think your posts feel more substantive than Hasan's, but you might find that both of you have a lot more in common than you think when viewed from afar.

I mean you're just circle-jerking about "the left", and saying "exaaaactly".
Hardly anything of substance worth discussing, no?

I mean if you can't even engage with what someone like Medhi is saying in good faith 🤷

I'm talking about you.

For every side of the political aisle there is this kind of insular and deranged poster perpetually stuck inside an online bubble where only their version of the world has any validity.
It's pretty interesting seeing the liberal version of that here.

Wonder how this played out, must have been a scary moment

While I fundamentally agree and believe now that everyone should have nukes, even lil' ol Mexico, a not insignificant part of the equation is the border with China.

An assault on one of these fortifications is observed, where elite warriors from an expansionistic polity attack the defenders of a Muskogean-speaking settlement.

The illustration shows an idealized representation of Middle Mississippi armor, with a full range of possible armor constructions and weapon systems (copper and flint weapons, wood armor, leather, and copper plates).

They made use of advanced weaponry, tactics, logistical support through long supply lines defined by the flow of the Mississippi and other rivers, making use of brown water fleets and all manner of fortification to gain strategic supremacy over their peers.

relationships, and most importantly for this piece: engaging in warfare.
Amassing armies in the thousands, the Mississippians waged war in ways no less complex than their Mesoamerican, Andean, and Old World counterparts.

which influenced and interacted with each other, and with the larger pre-Columbian world for centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers. These states became actively involved in deep political intrigues both within and outside their courts, establishing trade -

American Archaeological Society conference, on Mississippian warfare, paraphernalia and weaponry.
Contrary to popular belief about indigenous North American history, the Mississippian region of the continental US was home to a network of kingdoms, and city-states, and polities -

Illustration of a raid in the Mississippian World based on archaeological finds and historical documentation. This interpretation is the end result of intensive data-gathering by archaeologist (and commissioner) Mark Sanders, who presented this piece along with his work at the -

A Raid in the Mississippi (July 2022)

Hey guys, I know it's a hard ask but I'd appreciate your support if you're able. I have a lot of great ideas for paintings, from all around the Americas and outside of it, and it would be of great help if you chipped in with even a dollar.

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