M3D Number: M3D0004 | Origin Site: Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala | Artifact Identification: Monument 65 | Artifact Type: Carved monument | Artifact Medium: Volcanic stone (basalt?) | Location Information: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología de Guatemala, Guatemala City | Country: Guatemala | Description: Dimensions: 290 cm x 200 cm x 33 cm Diameter: N/A
| Chron Era: Early Arenal, Late Formative period (?) - 200-0 BC | Inscription: | Notes: Monument is carved on two opposing sides. Side A contains three tiers of three figures, and Side B contains evidence of at least three discrete carving episodes.
| Collaborators: New World Archaeological Foundation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah | References & Background:
Guernsey, J. 2006; Kaplan, J. 2000; Kidder, A., J. Jennings and E. Shook 1946; Popenoe de Hatch, M. 1997; |
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