Copán
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Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civiliza
One of two simian sculptures on Temple 11, possibly representing howler monkey gods.
Stela H at Copán, commissioned by Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
Ceramic lid shaped to represent K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', recovered from the tomb of the 7th-century king Smoke Imix, under Temple 26
Stela 63, probably dating to the reign of K'inich Popol Hol
Palenque
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Palenque, also anciently known in the Itzaʼ language as Lakamha, was a Maya city-state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. After
Copán
…K'awiil was confident enough in his power to rank his city among the four most powerful states in the Maya region, together with Tikal, Calakmul and Palenque, as recorded on Stela A. In contrast to his predecessor, Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil concentrated his monuments in the site core of the Copán; his first…
Collage of Palenque
A bas-relief in the Palenque museum that depicts Upakal Kʼinich, the son of Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Naab III.
Kʼinich Kan Bʼalam II, one of the many rulers of Palenque. Detail from the Temple XVII Tablet.
The two inner columns from the Temple of the Inscriptions