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Object Number
33-85-20/76384.1.16
Display Title
Excavation 5. Open grave showing complete skeleton with artifacts.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Honduras / Uloa River / Playa de los Muertos / Excavation 5. Open grave showing complete skeleton with artifacts / taken by Dorothy Popenoe / given to the Museum by Dr. Popenoe
Keywords
- Site and Excavation
- Archaeological
- Human Remains
Subject
- Skeleton
- Burial
Department
Photographic
Date
1927-1929
Artist
Dorothy H. Popenoe
Culture
- Lowland Maya
- Middle Preclassic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
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Yoro
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Playa de los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms
Ulúa River Valley
Dimensions
Overall: 12.065 × 16.8275 cm (4 3/4 × 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. F. Wilson Popenoe
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