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Maya Snake Queen Lady Ikoom, Tomb Of The Mayan Cleopatra Discovered
Archaeologists tunneling beneath the main temple of the ancient Maya city of El Perú-Waka’ in northern Guatemala have discovered an intricately carved stone monument with hieroglyphic text detailing the exploits of a little-known sixth-century princess whose progeny prevailed in a bloody, back-and-forth struggle between two of the civilization’s most powerful royal dynasties, Guatemalan cultural officialsannounced July 16. Stone-carved representation of Maya King Chak Took Ich’aak (Red Spark Claw) who died in 556 AD. Photo By Francico Castaneda; Courtesy Of Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka´Y Pacunam “Great rulers took pleasure in describing adversity as a prelude to ultimate success,” said research director David Freidel, PhD, a professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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