John Lloyd Stephens
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John Lloyd Stephens was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. He was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America. He was also a driving force behind the bu
Founders of the Panama Railroad, John L. Stephens, William H. Aspinwall, and Henry Chauncey, published in 1859
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
John Lloyd Stephens
…America, Chiapas, and Yucatán. Stephens and his traveling companion, architect and draftsman Frederick Catherwood, first came across Maya ruins at Copán, having landed in British Honduras (now Belize). They were astonished at their findings and spent two weeks mapping the site. Stephens surmised that…
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