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Burial 61 at El Perú-Waka's Structure M13-1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2021

Olivia C. Navarro-Farr Open the ORCID record for Olivia C. Navarro-Farr [Opens in a new window] ,
Griselda Pérez Robles ,
Juan Carlos Pérez Calderón ,
Elsa Damaris Menéndez Bolaños ,
Erin E. Patterson ,
Keith Eppich  and
Mary Kate Kelly
Olivia C. Navarro-Farr*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology/Program in Archaeology, College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH44691, USA
Griselda Pérez Robles
Affiliation:
Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’, Calzada Roosevelt 36-33, zona 11, Apto A., CP 01011 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Juan Carlos Pérez Calderón
Affiliation:
Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’, Calzada Roosevelt 36-33, zona 11, Apto A., CP 01011 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Elsa Damaris Menéndez Bolaños
Affiliation:
Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’, Calzada Roosevelt 36-33, zona 11, Apto A., CP 01011 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Erin E. Patterson
Affiliation:
Tulane University, 1024 Kerlerec St., New Orleans, LA70116, USA
Keith Eppich
Affiliation:
Tyler Junior College, 321 South Bois D'arc, Unit 1, Tyler, TX, 75702, USA
Mary Kate Kelly
Affiliation:
Tulane University, PO Box 464, Davidson, NC28036, USA
*
(ocnavarrofarr@gmail.com, corresponding author)
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Abstract

Structure M13-1 is a public monumental building in the heart of ancient El Perú-Waka’, Petén, Guatemala, and is the location of Burial 61, an entombed Late Classic (seventh-century) ruler. In this report, we discuss mortuary evidence that we believe permits identification of the interred as the historically known queen, Lady K'abel.

La Estructura M13-1 es un edificio público monumental en el núcleo del sitio El Perú-Waka’, Petén, Guatemala, en donde se descubrió el Entierro 61, la tumba de una gobernante del Clásico Tardío (del séptimo siglo). Este informe detalla la evidencia de los restos funerarios que apoya la identificación de la persona enterrada como la figura histórica conocida como Señora K'abel.

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Late ClassicSouthern Maya LowlandsMaya arearoyal queenmortuary evidenceClásico TardíoTierras Bajas del Surárea Mayareina realevidencia mortuoria
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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 2021 , pp. 188 - 200
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Copyright © 2021 by the Society for American Archaeology

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