Monday, August 17, 2015

Maya stela found in Guatemala

A Maya steal dating back to the 5th century A.D. has been found at El Achiotal in Guatemala.

“This stela portrays an early king during one of the more poorly understood periods of ancient Maya history,” said Marcello A. Canuto, director of Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute and co-director of the excavations at El Achiotal along with Tomás Barrientos of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.

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Story: Tulane University | Photo: Marcello Canuto

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