Blog #18

The Huffington Post: Guatemala Excavates Mayan Ruler's Tomb
It is amazing to see new discoveries that really do help explain ancient civilization, and for once we do not have anything Apocalypse related. What they found was a lot of rich jade jewelry and decorations, such as a necklace that depicts a vulture-headed human figure which means "ajaw", or ruler. It is discovered as one of the earliest rulers of the Mayan's, and that is proved by that necklace, "This symbol gives this burial greater importance," Orrego said. "This glyph says he ... is one of the earliest rulers of Tak'alik Ab'aj." They also dated this burial site to be about 2,200 years ago by carbon dating, in Southern Guatemala. As much of a great find this was, they did not find any bones of the ruler, they say it has probably decayed. One way the find of the jade can help explain something of the ancient civilization is of their production and trade patterns.