The Margarita tomb at Copan, Honduras: a research update
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Excavations of an early Classic burial at the Maya center of Copan, Honduras is discussed. The Margarita Tomb dates from the period between 440 and 450 ADand contains the remains of a woman who was probably the wife of the dynastic founder. Elements of the funerary costume indicate her to have been dressed as an aspect of the Moon Goddess.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 2000
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Archaeology and history in the Royal Acropolis, Copan, Honduras
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The massive Mayan ruins in Copan, Honduras, have been extensively studied by archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Their efforts at Copan have allowed scholars to create an extensive record of how royal Mayan architecture from the Early Classic period (AD 400-650) was developed. Excavations at the Acropolis site in Copan have also led to the decipherment of dynastic texts that have improved understanding of how Mayan kings such as Yax K'uk' Mo' and his immediate successors established this royal center by the Copan river.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 1999
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Uncovering Copan's earliest Royal tombs
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Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum have been able to recreate a detailed picture of Mayan life in the Early Classic period (AD 400-650) by investigating the Margarita and Hunal tombs found in the Acropolis site in Copan, Honduras. These royal tombs are elaborate funerary complexes that served as the focus of ritual activity for many years. It was in the Hunal Tomb, which is older than the larger Margarita Tomb, that the remains of the dynastic founder Yax K'uk Mo' were located.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 1999
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