The Peru-Waka project archaeologists discovered a royal tomb in which they found a woman’s skeleton and other vital vestiges of the Mayan civilization.
Juan Carlos Perez Calderon, co-director of the archaeological project, said the discovery was made in building M13-1, a royal tomb. The first field test data set is a woman who could be Queen Kalonté Kabel, corresponding to the Late Classic period.
He said the tomb they have discovered is essential because of the entries set out in the offerings and because it is unusual to find graves of female characters.
Archaeologist Griselda Perez reported that the figure is lying on his back, his head to the east, and sitting on a bench. Thus, it is presumed to belong to the Late Classic period, between 600 and 700 A.D.
She added that it highlighted fragments found on Stela 9 from the Early Classic. The interpretation suggests that the power of kings was in the stage of completion.
Other findings were a stairway and fragments of monuments placed on its walls.
Archaeologists said that, if confirmed that the tomb corresponds to Kalonté Kabel, it would reaffirm the importance of this site in connection with the intraregional trade in pre-Hispanic times and connections that were maintained with Tikal and Teotihuacan center, as Kalalmul and the southern region of Mexico.
Perez said that one of the main objectives of this work was to determine the architectural structure of the building, which had been studied superficially.
The archaeologist said that there is evidence that for the Maya, it was an area of worship, and the role of women in El Peru-Waka was very important in making political decisions and shaping the area’s ideology.
(PrensaLibre)
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