August
08
/ 2013
Archaeologists have discovered a giant Maya frieze in the buried city of Holmul in the Peten region of Guatemala. It depicts a mythological setting with a ruler sitting atop the head of a Maya mountain spirit. The frieze, which measures 8 metres by 2 metres, is one of the best preserved examples of its kind. There are even traces of red, blue, green, and yellow paints still visible, and there are no missing parts to it, only a small faded corner which is close to the surface. "It gives you an idea of how intricate and ornate these sites that we are excavating must have been during their apogee," said Maya archaeologist Marcello Canuto said. "These sites must have been
