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[Gallitz]

About Face

Photograph by Alexandre Meneghini, AP

Found in the grave of a teenage boy, a mask depicting the god of rain was surrounded by ceramic objects, a flute, cups, plates, bowls, and spindles.

According to Talavera González, many of the artifacts had been placed upside down in the burial, which he interprets as a symbolic nod to the ephemeral nature of life.

(Also see "'Dramatic' New Maya Temple Found, Covered With Giant Faces.")