Prince Mayan tomb found
Mexico City-Archaeologists discover 1300-year-old bones are believed to be the Mayan prince who was buried in the royal complex in the old town Uxul, Mexico, near the border with Guatemala.
Bones of the princes were found in the tomb in a sleeping position with their arms folded over his stomach. The princes tomb is located 1.5 meters below the floor of the royal complex.
When the archaeologists directing the camera into the tomb, they found pottery at the feet of the princes bones. In total, there are 9 ceramics were found, including pottery with a pattern of black lines that cover the typical Maya skull. At Maya sites, the invention is quite common.
Ceramics are found to give individual instructions to be buried. It says "This is a glass to drink from a man / young prince".
Although the possibility of such individuals is a prince, he does not seem to be holding the throne at that time. The reason that strengthens, a marker of status such as jade was not found.
One of the tiles give a clue when, the year 711 AD.
"Maybe a drinking glass was dedicated at the time, and if we assume that the glass of someone who died at the age of 20 or 25, or less able to determine the date," said Kai Delvendahl, director of the research project University of Bonn told LiveScience, Monday (30/07/2012).
The discovery of the tomb is not the first time in Uxul. Several other tombs have been discovered.
Uxul is an old town which is now located in the forest and only accessible for 2 or 3 months a year during the dry season. Researchers found evidence that Uxul are owned by the Calakmul Dynasty.
Markers of time on a drinking glass showed that the man who was found in the camp died 90 years after losing his power in the Calakmul Dynasty Uxul.
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