Stephen Houston’s recent archival research at the Smithsonian has led to the remarkable find of images of previously unknown stucco glyphs and an associated sculpture from Palenque, all carted off to Scotland by an adventurous Englishman in the early nineteenth century. We collaborated on the preliminary essay here (in pdf form), establishing, we think, just [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Rediscovered Stucco Glyphs from Palenque
Posted in Artifacts, Emblems & Toponyms, History of Research, Palenque, Uncategorized on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Throne in the Basement
Posted in Artifacts, History of Research, Palenque on November 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This post follows up on a recent entry devoted to the “Del Río Throne” of Palenque, which stood inside House E of the Palace until it was dismantled in June, 1787. It’s clear that the inscribed bench is much more recent in date than the building that housed it, placed by a later [...]
