könnte auch daran liegen, dass die gar keine ausschweifende bemalung hatten. herr gibson hat in seinem film die historische korrektheit zugunsten der atmosphäre etwas zurückgestellt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypto
"Asked about if there was any historicity of the physical portrayal of the Mayas in Apocalypto in regards to the makeup and body paint, Hansen responded: "Oh, absolutely. I spent hours and hours going through the pottery and the images looking for tattoos. The scarification and tattooing was all researched, the inlaid jade teeth are in there, the ear spools are in there. There is a little doohickey that comes down from the ear through the nose into the septum ? that was entirely their artistic innovation."[33] A subtle but interesting example of authenticity in tattooing is found on the left arm of Seven, Jaguar Paw's wife - a horizontal band with two dots above; the Mayan symbol for the number 'seven'.
In addition, Hansen states that the "scenes of people running around with elaborate body paint and bones pierced through their noses"[33] had also some artistic licence on Gibson's part."
der letzte satz ist wohl der entscheidende, gibson hat für die körperbemalung seine "künstlerische freiheit" bemüht...in wie weit geht aus dem artikel aber leider nicht hervor. es wird immer der wissenschaftliche berater des films dr. hanson zitiert, wo der seine quellen hat steht aber nicht drin.
