JUNGLE REALM OF THE SNAKE QUEENS.

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  • Author(s): ALEX, BRIDGET
  • Source:
    Archaeology. Jan/Feb2023, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p48-55. 8p. 14 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; RAIDS (Military science); BATTLES; KINGS & rulers
    • Subject Terms:
      YUCATAN Peninsula
    • Abstract:
      The article informs that a survey by Simon Martin, an epigrapher at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, vine-tangled rainforest of Yucatán Peninsula were once home to a densely settled patchwork of rival Maya kingdoms. It mentions that between a.d. 150 and 900, known as the Classic period, these dynasties jostled for power, which was seized through raids, battles, and assassinations, and marked by grand monuments and celebrated with extravagant ceremonies.