Discusión sobre el Dibujo 13 de la cueva de Naj Tunich. Ritual y geopolítica en el sureste del Petén hacia finales del Clásico Tardío

Alejandro Sheseña; Barbara MacLeod

doi:10.18441/ind.v42i1.83-97

Discussion of Drawing 13 from the Naj Tunich Cave. Ritual and Geopolitics in the Southeastern Petén Towards the End of the Late Classic

Authors

Alejandro Sheseña Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-2687
Barbara MacLeod Independend Researcher https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9511-7724

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v42i1.83-97

Keywords:

ancient Maya, caves, epigraphy, rock art, geopolitics, Naj Tunich, Guatemala, Late Classic

Abstract

This work is dedicated to the study of the Drawing 13 of the Naj Tunich cave, Guatemala. We discuss both the epigraphic reading of this text and the information on ritual practices it provides and the historical implications that its content would have on our knowledge of the geopolitics of southeastern Petén towards the end of the Late Classic.

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2025-06-04

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2025)

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