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Eighth century monument, Stela D, ancient Maya archaeological site of Quirigua. Rio Motagua Valley, Guatemala. 1922.

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1922

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Album caption: Stela D. This is one of the 12 such at the site. It faces south. The dedication date is A.D. 766. It is recorded on the east side beginning at the top by the first 7 large and very unusual full-figure glyphs. They are probably the most complex, most involved and intricate in the Maya inscriptions. This monument is 19 feet, 6 inches in height by 5 feet in width and 2 feet, 10 inches thick. Like all of the stela at Quirigua the material is brown sandstone. Guatemala. 1922. The photographer, H. Schmelzer, is in the lower right. No index card. The Ruins of Quirigua, Guatemala - This Maya archeological site is located in the Rio Motagua Valley about 60 miles west of the Gulf of Honduras. It was unknown until just prior [...]

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Schmelzer, H.

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