Holmul
Holmul is a Mayan site in the rainforests in the department of Petén in northern Guatemala , northeast of Flores , the capital of Petén, and about 35 km away from the ancient Mayan city of Tikal .
According to reports by Francisco Estrada-Belli, this Mayan ruin from around 600 AD was rediscovered in 1910 and until then consisted of rather insignificant pyramid remains. In-depth excavations have been undertaken again since 2000. In recent years, a spectacular find has been uncovered by the archaeologists under the direction of Estrada-Belli under the rubble of younger structures: an eight meter long and two meter high frieze shows stone carvings with inscriptions and three people with the feather headdress of the quetzal bird and jade, as a representation of deities and divine rulers. The figures are enthroned on the heads of natural monsters. Under the relief frieze there is a border with 30 characters of the Maya script , which indicate armed conflicts with the mighty Tikal.
The ancient city of Holmul is said to have been founded around 800 BC and may have existed until around the year 900 AD.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weser-Kurier dated August 9, 2013: 1500 year old Maya relief exposed in Guatemala , p. 20.
Web links
- Giant Maya Carvings Found in Guatemala. In: National Geographic , August 07, 2013
- Huge Mayan relief discovered in Guatemala
- Mexico: The Maya superpower In: National Geographic , Issue 9, 2016, pp. 126-143