(El Peru Waka Regional Archaeological Project)
Seventh-century warrior queen Lady
K'abel was of the imperial house of the
Snake King.
Via
FOX News:
Archaeologists say they've discovered what could be the tomb of one
of the greatest Mayan rulers, the seventh-century warrior queen Lady
K'abel.
The tomb was revealed during digging at the ancient Maya
city of El Perú-Waka' in the rain forest of northern Guatemala.
Alongside the body, excavators found a white jar shaped like a conch
shell with the head and arm of a woman carved at the opening. The
artifact had four hieroglyphs that suggest it belonged to K'abel.
"Nothing is ever proven in archaeology because we're working with
circumstantial evidence. But in our case we have a carved stone
alabaster jar that is named K'abel's possession," David Freidel, an
archaeologist working on the site, explained in a video. Freidel, of
Washington University in St. Louis, said the find is "as close to a
smoking gun" as you get in archaeology.
The plazas, palaces, temple pyramids and residences of El Perú-Waka' belong to the Classic Maya civilization
(A.D. 200-900). K'abel was part of a royal family and carried the title
"Kaloomte'," which translates to "Supreme Warrior," meaning she had
even higher in authority than her king husband, K'inich Bahlam,
according to Freidel and his excavation team. She was the military
governor of the Wak kingdom for her family, the imperial house of the
Snake King.
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