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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Rare Maya "Death Vase" Discovered


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This extremely rare "death vase" was recently discovered in the 1,400-year-old grave of a member of the Maya elite. The vase is carved with sculpted scrolls, overlapping tiles meant to resemble serpent scales, and handles fashioned into the shape of bats' heads.

The vase was discovered in Honduras by a team of archaeologists from the University of South Florida.

Photograph by Karla Davis-Salazar, courtesy Christian Wells