Motul de San José
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Motul de San José is an ancient Maya site located just north of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It is a few kilometres from the modern village of San José, in
A badly fire-damaged stela in Group C
Lady Wak Tuun of Motul de San José married Yaxun B'alam IV of Yaxchilán. Here she is depicted performing a bloodletting rite in AD 755. Yaxchilán Lintel 15, now in the British Museum.
The summit of one of the larger pyramids of Group C, built with thin, flat stones, an architectural style that probably dates it to the Terminal Classic
Looted pyramid in Group A
Dos Pilas
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Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala. It dates to the Late Classic Period, and was founded by an offshoot of the dynasty
Motul de San José
…rival, before returning its allegiance to Tikal in the early 8th century. In the late 8th century Motul de San José appears to have been conquered by Dos Pilas, capital of the Petexbatún kingdom. Most natural resources were easily available in the immediate vicinity of the city. The nearby port at La Trinidad…
Panell 19, Dos Pilas, museu Nacional d'Arqueologia i Etnologia, Guatemala
Respatller de tron, Dos Pilas, museu Nacional d'Arqueologia i Etnologia, Guatemala
Stela depicting Ruler 2 at Dos Pilas 1
Dos Pilas 1