Resurrecting the Maize King

[ShadowSot]

Resurrecting the Maize King

For two weeks we had been tunnelling beneath the surface of the acropolis hill at the ancient Maya city of Waká in Guatemala's Petén rainforest. It was the spring of 2006, and we knew that under the surface of the acropolis was a virtual layer cake of earlier structures. The acropolis had been one of the city's enduring spiritual centers before it was abandoned around A.D. 820. A large pyramid and several buildings still stand there today.We were at the bottom of a shaft we had dug the previous spring, working our way up the stairs of a buried building when we encountered a stone wall. Over five days a team led by Field Director Michelle Rich removed the wall and cleared away the dirt behind it. Gradually, it became clear that the wall was part of a tomb whose roof had collapsed.

THis was in the dead tree copy of Archaeology magazine I got yesterday.

The pictures up on the site aren't as good as what's in the magazine, but still gives ou an idea of how cool the find is.

Edited August 31, 2010 by ShadowSot

[The_Spartan]

cool article.

The figurines are so detailed.

a good restoration indeed. waiting to understand what they symbolism is about.

[The_Spartan]

cool article.

The figurines are so detailed.

a good restoration indeed. waiting to understand what they symbolism is about.