Modern scholars often describe the "goggle-eyed" depiction of this place's first ruler, who installed Tok Casper in a nearby city.
Robert Sharer claims that the wife of this site's founder was buried near the "Hunal Tomb;" that woman is known as "The Lady in Red" since she was covered in cinnabar. Modern scholars often describe the "goggle-eyed" depiction of this place's first ruler, who installed Tok Casper in a nearby city. In the 1930s, the namesake river at this site was diverted by the Carnegie Institution of America to save its Acropolis from destruction. In the 19th-century, a tomb here was excavated by governor Juan Galindo; a few years later this site was purchased by Frederick Catherwood and the explorer John Lloyd Stephens for $50. An extremely long text comprised of over 2,000 glyphs is found at this site's "Hieroglyphic Stairway." This city controlled the nearby vassal state of Quirigua until its ajaw, or ruler, "18 Rabbit" was beheaded. For 10 points, name this pre-Columbian Mayan city, which is located in Hondruas.
Robert Sharer claims that the wife of this site's founder was buried near the "Hunal Tomb;" that woman is known as "The Lady in Red" since she was covered in cinnabar.
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