San Bartolo

Why it matters2001 Saturno discovery of 100 BCE murals depicting Popol Vuh Maize God, earliest Maya text (300 BCE block). Sub-X tomb with 300 BCE painted capstone.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c.300 BCE, murals c.100 BCE

Period

Late Preclassic (400 BCE – 200 CE)

Culture

Maya (Preclassic)

Builders

Maya

Purpose

Pilgrimage center preserving earliest Maya creation mythology murals

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c.300 BCE, murals c.100 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation

2. c.500 CE

   Major refurbishment / second occupation phase

• San Bartolo — Principal Monument

  rock art

  Principal Monument at San Bartolo – rock_art (Late Preclassic (400 BCE – 200 CE)) – 2001 Saturno discovery of 100 BCE murals depicting Popol Vuh

  17.4590° N · 89.4080° W

• San Bartolo — Ancillary Complex

  shelter

  Ancillary Complex at San Bartolo – shelter (Late Preclassic (400 BCE – 200 CE)) – 2001 Saturno discovery of 100 BCE murals depicting Popol Vuh

  17.4568° N · 89.4098° W

• San Bartolo — Outlier Feature

  panel

  Outlier Feature at San Bartolo – panel (Late Preclassic (400 BCE – 200 CE)) – 2001 Saturno discovery of 100 BCE murals depicting Popol Vuh

  17.4600° N · 89.4075° W