Guatemala: 'Extraordinary' Mayan frieze found

[dipsydoodle]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Archaeologists have found an "extraordinary" Mayan frieze richly decorated with images of deities and rulers and a long dedicatory inscription, the Guatemalan government said Wednesday.

The frieze was discovered by Guatemalan archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli, a professor at Tulane University's Anthropology Department, and his team in the northern Province of Peten, the government said in a joint statement with Estrada-Belli.

"This is an extraordinary finding that occurs only once in the life of an archaeologist," Estrada-Belli said.

The archaeologists were exploring a Mayan pyramid that dates to A.D. 600 in an area that is home to other classic ruin sites when they came upon the frieze.

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For pictures see Fox : http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/08/extraordinary-mayan-frieze-found-guatemalan-government-claims/?test=latestnews

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Duplicate of this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122821569

[malaise]

2. Wonderful find

Rec

[BarryMeNot]

3. They found a Frieze? Is that anything like a Blizzard?