Fragments of Mayan jaguar sculptures found
Fragments of Mayan jaguar sculptures found
IANSIANS – 22 hours ago..
San Salvador, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) At least 160 fragments of sculptures, possibly of jaguars, were discovered by specialists in the archaeological park of Cihuatan, located in central El Salvador, authorities said.
The remains come from "five or six feline sculptures", found along with pieces of two censers, the Culture Secretariat said in a statement.
Archaeologists of the secretariat and of El Salvador's private National Archaeology Foundation, or FUNDAR, made the discoveries during excavations carried out between February and May but not announced until now, officials said.
The fragments were found in a structure built against the perimetric wall of the Cihuatan ceremonial center, a site of Mayan origin located some 35 km from Aguilares, a town north of San Salvador.
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Cihuatan, El Salvador
Mayan ceremonial center
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