| 
|
Page: Profile: Wren's Nest News Local
| Total Views: 4,938,716
|
Article: 9849
[Archaeology]
Date Posted:
5/7/2004
10:47:59 am EDT
Wvox Stats
Views: 4,762
RSS: 0
Comments: 6
|
Mayan Queen's Tomb Found In Rain Forest
Author: Jamie Stengle, AP Source: Yahoo
Title: MAYAN QUEEN'S TOMB FOUND IN RAIN FOREST
While excavating an ancient royal palace deep in the Guatemalan rain forest, archaeologists made a rare discovery — the 1,200-year-old tomb and skeleton of a Mayan queen.
Archaeologists announced the find Thursday, and said the woman appears to have been a powerful leader of a city that may have been home to tens of thousands of people at its peak. They found her bones on a raised platform, with evidence of riches scattered around her body.
Submitted by and Thanks to: Sorana and Meg
| Options: [Read Full Story] [Comments Locked]
[Email to a Friend]
|
|
Community Thoughts: There are 6 comments posted | Reverse Sort |
| Neat | May 8th. at 11:43:16 pm EDT |
by paegi (oh) - wc_xemail
I'm excited about this. i've been taking a class on Mayan hieroglyphics at Cleveland State, and Mayan culture is very interesting. Unfortunately, finds like this are becoming rare. Looters are constantly at work in the area, and in some places, the archeaologists are in danger because of it. Some monuments were photographed in the 1920's and were destroyed in the 1960's before we were able to translate them. This knowledge is lost forever One of the exciting things about the excavation of the ancient sites is the amount of work that is given to the native people in the area. Because of work like this, people in some of the poorest areas of the world are earning money, and many are learning a trade as well. For some of the countries in this area, tourism is becoming their best bet for bringing money into their country.
As for a written record, the Maya loved recording everything. they had thousands of bark paper books. unfortunately because of a Spanish bishop (I think he was a bishop, he was definately a priest of some variety) deciding that the books were satanic in the 1500's, all but 4 were burned. It then took linguists and archaeologists until the mid 1900's to decipher what the glyphs meant. and we still don't know what every single glyph means. The language is incredibly complex and the glyphs are amazing. Mayan is still being spoken in many areas, although some dialects are dying out and have less then 100 native speakers. For a civilization as huge as the ancient Maya with their immense pyramids and complex writing system, we need to learn as much as we can, before it is reclaimed by the earth.
|
| Pictures I Need Pictures! | May 8th. at 11:21:17 am EDT |
by Eli (wendell nc) - wc_xemail
As much as I hate it, almost every time something like this happens no one has a camera. Now, she was a queen so that automaticaly does not make her rich it gives her rule over her people. History needs to be discovered before it is too late. No matter how dark it seems it is better to know what we came from. I do believe that the people who live there are doing wrong by destroying the rain forests but they are impoverished and they need that land. It is hard to deal with problems like this but if you were in the same situation you just might do the same.
|
| Desecration.... | May 7th. at 6:53:04 pm EDT |
by Livia (Mt. Vernon, Missouri) - wc_xemail
While I agree that wanton desecration needs to be stopped, I think the descendants of ancient peoples should have the right to determine what happens to artifacts--especially human remains. They should be the people to define 'desecration'. If anyone should have that kind of pull, it should be them.
|
| Actually.... | May 7th. at 6:43:18 pm EDT |
by Bernard Fields (Canada) - wc_xemail
In many countries, I believe, it's already a criminal offense to remove artifacts from an archaeological site.
|
| So What | May 7th. at 2:44:43 pm EDT |
by gumbalo (tombstone arizona) - wc_xemail
your dead who cares. whens the last time you visited your grandfaterh's tomb. i thouht so. but its a big deal because somebody died 2000 yearts ago and hear they are. so what. let the dead study the dead. an shes rich. we all hate rich people but a dead rich lady is big news. says you. grind the bones for the garden or give them to the dog. thats what dogs eat. they dont care how old. stay dead and stay berried.
|
| Fascinating | May 7th. at 1:14:51 pm EDT |
by MrningLite (Colorado, USA) - wc_xemail
It is amazing to me how much of ourselves and how little we leave for posterity. A find like this fires the imagination, and sometimes indicates the futility of human endeavors. We "know" she is a queen, yet we do not know anything about her. There are several things I can say about finding human remains like this:
1. We should have a lot respect for the dead and their burials. Respect should include a re-internment.
2. We have much to learn about culture and the development of culture from what is left behind and we need that knowledge since our histories are so incomplete.
3. We should arrest people who desecrate sites like this or try to sell artifacts on the black market.
4. We should make a better job of passing down our individual histories, thoughts and culture to those who will come later.
How do we do this, I have no clue really, but we could probably figure out something.
|
Disclaimer: The Witches' Voice inc does not verify the accuracy of the details stated in this listing, nor do we vouch for the value of the goods or services presented here... As with all contacts and financial dealings in cyberspace, we encourage you to use caution and wisdom in your dealings with strangers.
Political Statements: Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren's Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches' Voice, Inc. TWV is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization.
|
State/Country flags created by 3dflags.com and are used with permission
Web Site Content (including: text - graphics - html - look & feel)
Copyright 1997-2009 The Witches' Voice Inc. All rights reserved
Note: Authors & Artists retain the copyright for their work(s) on this website.
Unauthorized reproduction without prior permission is a violation of copyright laws.
Website structure, evolution and php coding by Fritz Jung on a Macintosh G5.
Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren’s Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches’ Voice, Inc. TWV is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization.
Sponsorship: Visit the Witches' Voice Sponsor Page for info on how you
can help support this Community Resource. Donations ARE Tax Deductible.
The Witches' Voice carries a 501(c)(3) certificate and a Federal Tax ID.
Mail Us: The Witches' Voice Inc., P.O. Box 341018, Tampa, Florida 33694-1018 U.S.A.
| |
