Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,300-year-old sculpture of a Mayan deity in southeastern Mexico. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), researchers discovered the 22-centimeter-tall sculpture representing the corn god at the Mayan ruins at Palenque.
It was oriented east-west, which, according to the researchers, symbolized the emergence of corn with the first rays of the sun. The head discovered last year was found as an offering by a body of water and, according to the researchers, should prove the deity’s entrance to the underworld.
The find will allow scientists to understand how the Mayans in Palenque experienced the mythical transition of birth, death and resurrection of the grain god, it said.
Palenque in the state of Chiapas is one of the most important Mayan sites in Mexico and has been attracting many tourists for years because of its impressive buildings.
Source: Krone
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