lost kingdom of the mayas
ANSALONI Marco / hemis.fr
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Guatemala : El Mirador,
70 km and 2 days walking in the jungle of Peten, Guatemala, to get into the wonderful world of the Maya kingdom of Khan. An expedition to observe one of the largest archaeological excavations on the planet. Directed by professor Richard Hansen, Idaho University, some 400 people including archaeologists, caravans, workers, cooks, etc. live part of the year looking for the remains of the Mirador, cleaning the temples and the old ‘Calzadas’ connecting the various towns now lost. An expedition in contact with people who roam the forest in search of answers, or simply to rediscover their indigenous origins. The reign of Khan survived for almost six centuries (400 BC – 150 AD) in contact with a hostile environment that finally prevailed on this civilization that, from here, gave birth to the Maya world.
HEMIS_552138 : Guatemala, Guatemala City, Laboratorio del Mirador project, Plate Polychrome a convex base, Inside, the iconographic representation of Kan Dynasty, Late Classic Period (550-800 AD)
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archeological site, top of the Pyramid of La Danta
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Mixco, base camp of Naranjito, Dr Thomas P. Schreiner, University of Berkley, Biogeographic study the paleoenvironment in the driveway of the 32 Maya KM separating Tintal to El Mirador
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Guatemala, Peten Department, caravan water into the jungle to El Mirador
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Guatemala, drawing depicting the reconstruction of the top La Danta pyramid
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Guatemala, Guatemala City, Laboratorio del Mirador project, Terracottta bowl, outdoor decor with an anthropomorphic face, Late Classic Period (550-800 AD)
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Archaeologist Gustavo Martinez Hidalgo has spent 20 years as head of Cascabel area in the Mirador, he has in his hand a piece of decorated pottery (ceramic) found in this area
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the access tunnel at the base of the pyramid structure of 34
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Guatemala, Peten Department, inside El Peten forest, to El Mirador
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, enormous masks with plaster original of the ancient era (2400-2500 BC) found in the Pyramid Structure 34
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Top of the Pyramid of the Danta, the biggest one
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Mixco, Field of Naranjito, Tomb opened by Dr Thomas P. Schreiner
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, restorer Lilian Zea consolidating the basis of one of the two lower pyramids as part of the triadic architectural complex of the Tiger
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, a worker found a carved stone at the base of the 2nd La Danta Pyramid Complex
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Guatemala, Peten Department, inside El Peten forest
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Guatemala, Peten Department, butterfly inside El Peten forest to El Mirador
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Guatemala, Peten Department, spider inside El Peten forest
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HEMIS_552064 : Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Structure 34, mask and frieze Page 8 / 22
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Guatemala, Guatemala City, Laboratorio del Mirador project, vessels coming from the El Mirador site
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Guatemala, Guatemala City, Laboratorio del Mirador project, Polychrome plate with a convex base iconographic representation, Late Classic Period (550-800 AD)
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Guatemala, Guatemala City, Laboratorio del Mirador project, Green Vase with stucco, Calssic Late Period (550-800 AD)
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Guatemala, drawing depicting the reconstruction of El mirador city during Maya period
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Guatemala, Peten Department, base camp of Tintal
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Maya Tomb sacked near the camp Tintal
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Guatemala, Peten Department, base camp of Tintal, Top of the Pyramid of Tintal
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Guatemala, Peten Department, base camp of Tintal, Victor Manuel is the chief of guardians
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Guatemala, map of El Mirador archaeological site
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Mixco, base camp of Naranjito, Dr Thomas P. Schreiner, University of Berkley, showing an hipotetical reconstruction of La Danta pyramid during the Maya Age
Guatemala, Peten Department, Mixco, base camp of Naranjito, Stretch of road that linked the Mayan Tintal with the complex of El Mirador
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Guatemala, map of El Mirador archaeological site
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, important stele of the Late Preclassic period (350 BC - 150 BC), Character to the side of a god bird, In the upper right is the world's oldest hieroglyphic text in the Maya lowlands of the Lows Lands
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, archaeologist during Sunday reading a book into the archaeologists camp
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Guatemala, map of El Mirador archaeological site
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, hut of archaeologists, Archeologist Vanessa Rodens teaches German in the hours of rest on Sunday
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HEMIS_552067 : Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Pyramid of Pava in the complex of the Pyramid of La Danta Page 13 / 22
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Frieze of Structure 34
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Pyramid of Pava in the complex of the Pyramid of La Danta
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, stairway to the Astronomical Observatory
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Top of the Pyramid of the Danta, the biggest one
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Pyramid of La Danta
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the archaeologist Gustavo Martinez Hidalgo shows a rare piece of wall with stucco on the original Pyramid of Cascabel
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Great Mask of the Classic Period Temprano located at the top of the La Danta pyramid
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, archaeologist Monica Chavarria with some of the objects found at the base of the Pyramid of La Danta
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the restorer Carmen Ramos cleans a mask in very poor conditions in the area called Cascabel, named for the rattlesnake that lives in the area
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the mask of the structure 313
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, archaeologist Francisco Lopez holding the tip of the flute with the shape of a head
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, stairs leading to the Pyramid of the Tiger
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the archaeologist Jose Guzman at the base of the pyramid side of the Tiger
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the archaeological excavations are controlled directly by the army to avoid the traffic of goods found on the spot
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Chef Antonio preparing the bread in one of the four dining rooms (three are for the workers and one for the team of archaeologists)
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, enormous masks with plaster original of the ancient era (2400-2500 BC) found in the Pyramid Structure 34
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HEMIS_552034 : Guatemala, Peten Department, base camp of Tintal, Top of the Pyramid of Tintal Page 18 / 22
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the basis of the internal structure of the Pyramid Structure 34
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, petroglyph access to the city in the Mirador area called La Muerte
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Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, the material found on the ruins and ready to be sent to Guatemala City for the cataloging and restoration
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Guatemala, Peten Department, coming back to Carmelita Village
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Guatemala, Peten Department, pieces of pottery and stones found in the excavations at La Florida, site of Maya residential Palace complex
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Home of the Mayan community of San Jose
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Guatemala, Peten Department, Maya residential Palace complex
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Guatemala, Peten Department, San Jose, Jose Alfredo Chayax is president of the Mayan community Itza with just 40 people talking, the protection of the language is to promote programs of adjustment of the Mayan villages still exist
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Guatemala, Peten Department, trunk covered with thorns inside El Peten forest
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Guatemala, Peten Department, entry in The Peten Maya Biosphere Reserve
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Guatemala, Peten Department, city of Flores on Peten Itza Lake
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Guatemala, Peten Department, inside El Peten forest, green locust of the jungle
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HEMIS_552116 : Guatemala, Peten Department, El Mirador archaeological site, Laboratory for archaeologists, It is the only place that connects the outside world through a link a few hours a day, It is also used as nursing and exhibition on new findings and theories Page 22 / 22