Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize

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Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize. / Helmke, Christophe; Chase, Arlen F.; Chase, Diane Z.

In: Mexicon, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2019, p. 97-104.

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Helmke, C, Chase, AF & Chase, DZ 2019, 'Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize', Mexicon, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 97-104.

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Helmke, C., Chase, A. F., & Chase, D. Z. (2019). Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize. Mexicon, 41(4), 97-104.

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Helmke C, Chase AF, Chase DZ. Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize. Mexicon. 2019;41(4):97-104.

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Helmke, Christophe ; Chase, Arlen F. ; Chase, Diane Z. / Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize. In: Mexicon. 2019 ; Vol. 41, No. 4. pp. 97-104.

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abstract = "In this paper, we present new drawings of Stela 2 of Caracol based on recent re-examination of the monument conducted by the authors during the 2018 field season. The new drawings reveal heretofore-unknown details of the iconography and associated glyphic text. Whereas the iconography exhibits stylistic features that are best compared to the statuary of Copan, the glyphic text provides partial calendrical data that allow a tentative attribution to the first half of the seventh century and thereby to early in the reign of K{\textquoteright}an II of Caracol. These lines of evidence provide yet more information pertaining to the important Caracol-Copan connection that is hinted at in the epigraphy and archaeology of the two sites, but has yet to be properly comprehended. The attribution of Stela 2 to the initial part of the reign of K{\textquoteright}an II does much to flesh out this previously unknown part of his reign.",
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AB - In this paper, we present new drawings of Stela 2 of Caracol based on recent re-examination of the monument conducted by the authors during the 2018 field season. The new drawings reveal heretofore-unknown details of the iconography and associated glyphic text. Whereas the iconography exhibits stylistic features that are best compared to the statuary of Copan, the glyphic text provides partial calendrical data that allow a tentative attribution to the first half of the seventh century and thereby to early in the reign of K’an II of Caracol. These lines of evidence provide yet more information pertaining to the important Caracol-Copan connection that is hinted at in the epigraphy and archaeology of the two sites, but has yet to be properly comprehended. The attribution of Stela 2 to the initial part of the reign of K’an II does much to flesh out this previously unknown part of his reign.

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JO - Mexicon

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