"The
stucco frieze was discovered last month at the Holmul archaeological
dig in Guatemala's northeastern Peten region. The carving and its
accompanying inscriptions suggest that the region's rulers weren't just
squabbling warlords, said Francisco Estrada-Belli, director of the
Holmul Archaeological Project. Instead, those rulers were enmeshed in a
bigger political clash between the kings of Tikal and the rulers of
Kaanul, also known as the Snake Kingdom.
"It's all a grand
scheme of building a Maya empire," Estrada-Belli said. "Sometimes the
Kaanul kings were on top. Sometimes Tikal was on top. But there was
nothing chaotic about it."
We're learning that these ancient cultures had advanced political intrigue. Should we really be surprised?
http://www.nbcnews.com/
"The
stucco frieze was discovered last month at the Holmul archaeological
dig in Guatemala's northeastern Peten region. The carving and its
accompanying inscriptions suggest that the region's rulers weren't just
squabbling warlords, said Francisco Estrada-Belli, director of the
Holmul Archaeological Project. Instead, those rulers were enmeshed in a
bigger political clash between the kings of Tikal and the rulers of
Kaanul, also known as the Snake Kingdom.
"It's all a grand scheme of building a Maya empire," Estrada-Belli said. "Sometimes the Kaanul kings were on top. Sometimes Tikal was on top. But there was nothing chaotic about it."
We're learning that these ancient cultures had advanced political intrigue. Should we really be surprised?
http://www.nbcnews.com/
"It's all a grand scheme of building a Maya empire," Estrada-Belli said. "Sometimes the Kaanul kings were on top. Sometimes Tikal was on top. But there was nothing chaotic about it."
We're learning that these ancient cultures had advanced political intrigue. Should we really be surprised?
http://www.nbcnews.com/
![Mysterious Carvings Reveal Ancient Maya Power Struggle
"The stucco frieze was discovered last month at the Holmul archaeological dig in Guatemala's northeastern Peten region. The carving and its accompanying inscriptions suggest that the region's rulers weren't just squabbling warlords, said Francisco Estrada-Belli, director of the Holmul Archaeological Project. Instead, those rulers were enmeshed in a bigger political clash between the kings of Tikal and the rulers of Kaanul, also known as the Snake Kingdom.
"It's all a grand scheme of building a Maya empire," Estrada-Belli said. "Sometimes the Kaanul kings were on top. Sometimes Tikal was on top. But there was nothing chaotic about it."
We're learning that these ancient cultures had advanced political intrigue. Should we really be surprised?
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