Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala)

Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala)

Abstract The pigments were important in the funerary customs of the ancient Maya. They could be introduced as an offering inside the tombs or burials, and were also used to wrap the dead bodies, as if it were a funeral shroud. In the tombs and burials of royalty and high social classes the use of pi...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual, Laura Osete-Cortina, Antonio Doménech-Carbó, Nuria Guasch-Ferré, Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Funerary colors
Aromatics
Mesoamerica
Maya culture
Tomb 19
Rio Azul
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00386-z

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