We're looking at one of the few examples of murals discovered in a funerary context in Palenque, which is why the work we're doing is so important. - Archaeologist González
Posted on 09/15/2012 7:18:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Mexican experts entered for the first time a 1,500-year-old funerary chamber in Palenque believed to contain the remains of one of the first rulers of this Mayan city... K'uk Bahlam I, who came to power in 431 A.D. and founded the dynasty to which the famed Mayan ruler Pakal belonged.
The royal tomb, discovered 13 years ago inside Temple 20 of this archaeological zone in the southern state of Chiapas, is at least two centuries older than the tomb of Pakal, discovered 50 years ago at the same site...
"As for dates, we're looking at the birth of the Palenque dynasty around the year 400 A.D., since we could be talking about the tomb of its founder," the archaeologist Arnoldo González, who along with restorer Rogelio Rivero is leading the project to open the burial site, said Thursday...
Inside the entry to the tomb, where no skeletal remains have yet been found, 11 vessels were uncovered and close to 100 other pieces, mostly large beads of green stone, possibly jade, and including a kind of ring and a pendant.
The chamber and antechamber of Temple 20 has no sarcophagus, at least not up to the point that has been explored, but it does have a mural painted in lively tones of red on three sides, with representations of the Nine Lords of Xibalba, or the underworld.
"What is important in tombs of that time, the Early Classic Period (400-550 A.D.), is the painting. We're looking at one of the few examples of murals discovered in a funerary context in Palenque, which is why the work we're doing is so important," González said.
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We're looking at one of the few examples of murals discovered in a funerary context in Palenque, which is why the work we're doing is so important. - Archaeologist González
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Don’t bother digging. The corpse jumped the border into Los Angeles in the 5th century.
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LOL!
to avoid heart surgery?
I’m not royalty, but in case they dig me up 1500 years later, I’m going to have the following items buried with me.....
A whistle.
A can of Spam.
A photo of William Shatner.
Three Q-tips.
Just the letter “M” part of a dictionary.
The tie-rod from an old Chevy Citation.
Two jock straps.
The little gun marker from a Clue game.
A whistle.
In the 21st century, they used to bury people alive. The whistle would allow the prematurely buried to signal the living. It never struck them that being 6 feet underground no one would hear them, but they were unintelligent 21st century people...
A can of Spam.
For the afterlife. In religious circles, Spam was regarded as the only food up to the task of standing side by side with the deceased for eternity; and still maintain its flavor.
A photo of William Shatner.
Obviously a photo of the deceased. Some have interpreted it to be the infamous god of the underworld, whose hearing troubles were caused by the sound of how awesome he was.
Three Q-tips.
These were symbolic objects to remind the deceased of the toil of the slaves earlier in his country's history. He carried three, one each for guilt, shame and the promise of reparations.
Just the letter “M” part of a dictionary.
At birth, citizens were assigned a letter from their alphabet based upon an astrological system which has been lost. At death, all of the words that the deceased had spoken which began with that letter were carefully typed up by the deceased's family and buried with them.
The tie-rod from an old Chevy Citation.
This man was obviously very important, judging from the presence of this mysterious metallic object. It is certain that this was used in some sort of religious ritual. This, coupled with the next item, indicates that this man held a position as a high priest.
Two jock straps.
These nose protecting devices were used during religious ceremonies. The cartilege has disintegrated over time, but it is safe to say that this man had an enormous nose.
The little gun marker from a Clue game.
Sometimes the victims of a crime were buried with their murder weapon. This person was obviously killed by a very small man.
Hehe, thanks!
“The chamber and antechamber of Temple 20 has no sarcophagus, at least not up to the point that has been explored, but it does have a mural painted in lively tones of red on three sides, with representations of the Nine Lords of Xibalba, or the underworld.”
I’d like to see this.
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