Puzzle of the Maya Pendant

Monday, February 27, 2017 - 14:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A UC San Diego archaeological dig found a jade pectoral pendant once belonging to an ancient Maya king in what we think of as the provinces of that world. Why was it buried? And might its inscriptions change our understanding of Maya migrations and political history?

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