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“It is not common to find this type of dual commemorative stelae, with relief on both sides in situ, that is, where the ancient Mayans placed them,” said Diego Prieto, director of INAH.
An unprecedented Mayan stela of a female deity is discovered in Mexico in an area where the Mayan Train is being built
The director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico, Diego Prieto, revealed that a commemorative figure of the Mayan culture was found in the sunken patio of the archaeological zone of Uxmal, in the southern state of Yucatan .
The stele, carved on both sides, shows on one of its sides a female deity with large eyes, feathers at the corners of the mouth and bare chest. The woman holds a quetzal bird in her left hand and wears a pectoral with two rows of pearls.
“The theme of the big eyes can be linked to an
identity of death,” explained Prieto at the Thursday morning conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The other side of the monument reveals a male deity , who wears on top a large wide-brimmed hat with feathers and an owl’s head, while in his left hand he holds a cane and in his right, a lump Her legs are bandaged and she wears an ornate cape.
The deity is a frequent representation in the Mayan Puuc and Chenes styles, classics of the Uxmal culture, the official said.
“This interesting archaeological find pleases us very much, because it is not common to find this type of dual commemorative stelae, that is, with relief on both sides in situ, that is, where the ancient Mayans placed them,” celebrated the director.
The discovery was made by the team of the archaeologist, José Huchim Herrera
, during the past weekend in an area where the Mayan Train is being built, one of the government’s priority infrastructure projects.
Findings on the Mayan Train
To date, the archaeological authorities have been able to fully explore only three of the seven sections where the project is being built, while two have been partially inspected.
The areas analyzed at 100 % include important centers of the Mayan culture such as Palenque in Chiapas, Calakmul in Campeche or Chichen Itza in Yucatan.
In the sections 4 and 5, which covers areas of Quintana Roo such as Cancun and Tulum, the INAH has only been able to advance with its explorations one 64,87 % Y 15,97 %, respectively.
So far, the body has recovered 27.533 real estate, 1.430 objects such as ceramics and metates, 450 bones and 533 complete vessels from the regions through which the project crosses. As long as he has been able to rescue 716. 717 ceramic fragments in sections 1 to 4.
The pieces found are being analyzed and studied by experts, Diego Prieto indicated.
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