Mayan stone carving. Close-up of glyphs on a stele (carved standing stone). The stele was found at Dos Pilas,a city located in El Peten,Guatemala. Dos Pilas was initially founded as a secondary site to the great city of Tikal in 629 AD. It grew in power by forming an alliance with Tikal's enemy city Kalakmul and began a protracted war against Tikal,eventually sacking the city. Dos Pilas's power then waned after its Kalakmul allies were defeated,which led to it being abandoned in 760 AD | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Sorrentino, Pasquale |
Bildgröße: | 4256 px × 2848 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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