Maize god funerary urn discovered during rescue excavations
<p>Rescue excavations occur when an archaeological site is threatened by destruction, usually due to imminent construction, mining activity or war. Archaeologists only have a short period of time to excavate and record everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Everything is documented from the smallest glass bead to the largest wall: their positioning, stratigraphy, preservation, type, age, colour, size etc. If it weren’t for such excavations, much would be lost, likely forever, or only preserved in fragmentary form.</p>
<p>One such rescue excavation was carried out by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) due to the imminent construction of the Mayan Train. In Section 7, running from Chetumal Airport station to Escárcega, specialists have uncovered 27,941 structures, 125,880 ceramic fragments and 141 human remains, among other things. A most special find recently revealed was a funerary urn with a representation of the Mayan maize god.</p>
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