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Polychrome Maya Frieze Discovered at Maya Site of Holmul
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1181-130808-guatemala-maya-holmul-frieze
Tomb of a Moche Priestess-Queen Opened in Peru
Tomb of a Moche Priestess-Queen Opened in Peru - Archaeology Magazine
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1181-130808-guatemala-maya-holmul-frieze
PETEN, GUATEMALA—A stucco relief still bearing traces of its original red, yellow, blue, and green paint has been found by an international team of archaeologists and scholars at the Maya site of Holmul. The relief, which is thought to depict the crowning of a new ruler when Holmul switched its allegiance from the kingdom of Tikal to the Snake kingdom, stands on the exterior of a staircase tomb. The tomb contained the skeletal remains of a high-status man whose front teeth had been drilled and decorated with jade beads. The pots in his tomb depict the nine gods of the Maya underworld. Archaeologists found the well-preserved relief carefully packed with dirt by later rulers who built a pyramid over it. “It is one of the most fabulous things I have ever seen,” said archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Bell of the Holmul Archaeological Project.
Tomb of a Moche Priestess-Queen Opened in Peru
Tomb of a Moche Priestess-Queen Opened in Peru - Archaeology Magazine
JEQUETEPEQUE VALLEY, PERU—The eighth tomb of a series of powerful Moche priestess-queens has been unearthed at the site of San José de Moro. Some 1,200 years ago, her body had been placed in a coffin that was resting on a low platform, near a tall silver goblet associated with human sacrifice and blood consumption in Moche artworks. The wooden coffin has decayed, but its copper decorations, including a funerary mask and sandal-shaped pieces, have survived. The earthen walls of the tomb had been painted red, and ceramic vessels had been placed in its niches. Two adults, perhaps sacrificed attendants, and five children had been buried with the priestess-queen.