The storm god's tale.

• Autores: Zach Zorich
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 6, 2014, págs. 76-79
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses an excavation in the ancient Maya city of Holmul in Guatemala that has revealed a frieze, made around A.D. 590, that is thought to show the founder of the dynasty that ruled Holmul, Och Chan Yopaat (Storm God Enters the Sky). Research by Francisco Estrada-Belli and Karl Taube to decode the symbol-rich frieze, which could hold clues to Maya governance during a period when Holmul was at the center of a major conflict between the kingdoms of Tikal and Kaanul, is discussed.