Mesoamerican Source Compilation Topic

So recently I have formally decided to increase my artistic palette and decided to learn how to near perfectly mimic the art style of mainly Mayan art (but also some Aztec influence as well.) for the purposes of pop art and surreal art endeavors. However, I believe if I am going to use this, I should take the time to learn about the history and culture of the Mayans (and other Mesoamerican societies) so that I can properly use and poetically allude to such things. Also, the images depicted are pretty inaccessible in meaning on first glance so I'd like to figure out what the heck is going on in these images.

Usually this is contained within the Random Things topic but I figured it'd be more convenient if I just made one topic and constantly edited it from here on out. And who knows, this may help someone else out. Although I don't intend to have a strong organization method, just some simple headers as this is tailored towards me.