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Recovery and Conservation of a Classic Maya Shell Mosaic Human Trophy Skull from Xuenkal, Yucatan (2016)
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Human trophy skulls have a long history in Mesoamerica. Excavation of Structure 9M-136, an elite household in the center of the ancient Maya center of Xuenkal revealed a trophy skull in situ from funerary context, where it was found placed on the chest of an elite individual within a complex burial deposit. The primary individual was interred with a bifacial flint lance, a carved bone pendant, and the trophy skull resting on his chest. The skull had been extensively modified in preparation for...