Yax Kuk Mo was the king of Copan who founded a dynasty that lasted though 15 successors for the next 400 years. If that was not enough, there are clues that he had a very active and multi-faceted career before he even got to Copan. Following these clues was an exercise in connecting the dots - and some of the gaps between dots leave us wondering. I started on this journey doing some simple math, based on the forensic analysis of his remains in the Hunal tomb. The analysis concluded that he died in 437 at an age between 55 and 70 and his childhood began in the central Peten. This Aztlander program is hosted by Jim Reed.
Janice Van Cleve is an independent writer and researcher with a long list of publications including Eighteen Rabbit: The Intimate Life and Tragic Death of a Maya God-King, The Kings of Copan in their Own Words, Incidents of Travel in Mesoamerica, Maya Investigations Vol. 1, Tikal Turning Point, and articles in The Aztlander and the IMS Explorer. She was invited as a guest lecturer on the 8 Batz tour of 2010, is a member of IMS, and supporter of the Copan Maya Foundation, Mayas for Ancient Mayan, and the Archaeological Conservancy.
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4 окт 2024
