Guacalitos Station

Guacalitos Station (HM1QEU)

Location: El Asintal, Retalhuleu
Country: Guatemala
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N 14° 38.254', W 91° 43.952'

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Estación Guacalitos

Monumento 11Contiene cinco glifos de figura de cabeza completa, en el lateral derecho una anotación correspondiente al número 11, y bajo éste el simbolo de un posible kin. Éstos signos pueden representar el inicio de la evolucón de la escritura maya en Tak'alik Ab'aj. Escultura de Preclásico Medio - fase Nil - 700-400 a.C.Altar 48Tema mitológico de un cocodrilo con las fauces abiertas y la cola arqueada, el cuerpo lo forma un simbol cautrifoliar y dentro de éste hay un personaje sentado sobre un trono. En tres laterales fueron esculpidos representaciones de criaturas y en el lateral este, un texto de cuatro glifos de figura de cabeza, enmarcados cada uno en un medallón. Escultura de inicios del Preclásico Tardío - fase Rocío - 400-200 a.C.Pie de dibujos:Monumento 11Altar 48English translation:Monument 11This monument contains five complete head glyphs with a notation on the right side corresponding to the number 11. Underneath this symbol is a possible kin (symbol that represents a day). These symbols may represent the beginning of the evolution of Mayan writing in Tak'alik Ab'aj. The sculpture is from the Middle Preclassic period - Nil phase - 700-400 BCEAltar 48This altar contains a sculpture with a mythological theme where a crocodile with its jaws open and its tail arched has a body forming a symbol with four parts. Inside of this shape there is a person seated on a throne. On the three sides of the altar were sculpted representations of creatures and on the east side, a text of four head glyphs, each one framed inside of a medallion. The sculpture is from the beginning of the Late Preclassic period - Rocío phase - 400-200 CECaptions:Monument 11Altar 48
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Date Added Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15P E 636498 N 1618621
Decimal Degrees14.63756667, -91.73253333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 14° 38.254', W 91° 43.952'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds14° 38' 15.24" N, 91° 43' 57.12" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, El Asintal Retalhuleu , GT
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