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...painting is really in excellent condition,” said David Stuart, a senior lecturer in Harvard’s anthropology department, who has joined Saturno on subsequent visits to the site...
...only a few feet of the painting has been uncovered, but the quality is surprisingly good considering the artifact’s age, according to Stuart. The mural promises to provide insights into the Maya civilization, especially with respect to their myths and courtly customs...
...It’s like having the Sistine Chapel, but only finding a couple of feet of it,” Stuart said...
...exposed portion of the painting seems to depict religious ceremony, he said. Stuart identified most of the visible figures as deities of some form, including a vibrant depiction of the maize...
There is only one other known piece of Maya wall painting, and its quality is vastly inferior to the new piece, Stuart said. By comparing the two artifacts, archeologists have concluded that the new mural predates all other existing Mayan art by at least 500 years...