The Stelas of Quiriguá Historical

The Stelas of Quiriguá Historical (HM1V83)

Location: , Izabal
Country: Guatemala
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N 15° 16.326', W 89° 2.436'

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Las estelas son rocas naturales que fueron acondicionadas para esculpir la inscripción de textos jeroglíficos e imágenes de gobernantes.Anteriormente se creía que la estelas solamente contenían información del calendario Maya y que los personajes representados eran sacerdotes. Hoy día se sabe que éstas relatan distintos sucesos de los antiguos gobernantes Mayas, quienes a través de las imágenes que se representan demostraban toda su riqueza, poder y su relación y su relación con los dioses.Fotografías, textos y diseños: DemopreEnglish:StelaeStelae are natural rocks that were upgraded to carve the inscription of hieroglyphic texts and images of rulers. Previously it was believed that only contained Maya's calendar information and that the characters represented were priests. Today we know that recount the glories of wars, rituals, among others, of the ancient Maya rulers, who through the images showed all their wealth, power and its relationship with the gods known as Jade Heaven who ruled between 800 and 810 AD.
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HM NumberHM1V83
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Date Added Thursday, October 20th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16P E 280859 N 1689450
Decimal Degrees15.27210000, -89.04060000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 15° 16.326', W 89° 2.436'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds15° 16' 19.5600" N, 89° 2' 26.1600" W
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