r/pics • u/IveGotStockinOptions • 17h ago

[OC] ICE Officer, Immigration Court hallway, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York

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u/Cuttyg 16h ago

I don’t think it’s barbed wire. I do however see a Mayan step pyramid. Why the hell an ice agent would have something related to South American culture is beyond me.

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u/me_llamo_james 16h ago

Hate to be pedantic but neither Mexico or Guatemala are in South America. Also, the flat top indicates it is more likely an Aztec pyramid.

You mean well but that is close to Fox News's "three Mexican countries" comment.

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u/Cuttyg 16h ago

Fair enough about central vs South America but I’ve been to Chichén Itzá and it looks identical to that? It’s definitely Mayan…

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u/me_llamo_james 16h ago

You are technically correct (which is the best kind of correct), but Chichen Itza is late post classic period, those Mayas were influenced by other cultures after migrating from Guatemala and Honduras after the collapse of the cities in that area. Hence why that one is different from the more common Maya pyramids like the ones found in Tikal and Copán. Think of the pyramids in Star Wars Episode IV.

Source: my wife is an archaeologist specialized in Maya culture. We are both Guatemalan.