Sentences with phrase «jade head of»

The most dazzling discovery in the Temple of the Masonry Altars is the five kilogram, fifteen centimeter, solid - jade head of Kinich Ahau, the Sun God.

The famous carved jade head of the Mayan Sun God, Kinich Ahau, was discovered here in Rockstone Pond Village, by Wilhelm Leslie and another local that were working with Dr. David dPendergast.

In 1965 this site captured world attention when Professor David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum discovered the almost ten - pound jade head of the Sun God Kinich Ahau in the tomb of a Royal Priest, located within the main temple of the masonry altars.

Not exact matches

The Arab children would vie to push his wheelchair, the jaded Italian reporter would kneel down to get at his eye level and speak softly to him, the elderly pilgrim would even dare to caress the top of his head ever so lightly.

Even the most jaded, most cynical observers of Westminster must have been scratching their heads at the behavior of cabinet office minister Oliver Letwin, mind you.

This kind of heading also makes it seem like the woman has given up, and is feeling jaded about the whole experience.

Faintheart, which bills itself as the world's first user - generated movie, is a middling sitcom that could have crawled fully formed from the head of a jaded TV executive.

The Temple of the Green Tomb was discovered in the 20 century filled with priceless jade pieces, the most significant of which was a sculpture of the sun god Kinich Ahua's head.

One of the finest carved jade objects of Mayan civilization, the head of the sun god Kinich Ahau, was found in a tomb at the classic period site of Altún Ha, thirty kilometers northwest of present - day Belize City.

It's impossible not to be affected by the sheer physical beauty, the ancient Maya altars and the number of ancient Maya artefacts such as jade axe heads, pottery and sacrificial instruments scattered around.

The 10lb / 4.5 kg jade head is considered one of the national treasures of Belize and is locked away in a bank vault in Belize City.

The most visited site in Belize is Altun Ha, it is a favorite of the locals for its history connected to the jade head.

Jenivieve has extensive knowledge of Altun Ha and her personal connection to the town of Rockstone Pond and to the jade head found at Altun Ha, is an extra special treat.

Altun Ha also contained the ornately carved head of the Mayan's sun god Kinich Ahau which is reputed to be the largest carved jade in existence.

Among the discoveries is a large (almost 10 pounds, or 5 kilograms) piece of jade elaborately carved into an image of the head of the Maya sun god, Kinich Ahau.

His initial evaluation of the green artifact was that it was a bead, but as the dust was wiped away, he could see there was much more to the jade head found in Belize.

One tomb was discovered in Structure B - 4, «The Temple of the Masonry Altar», and contained the famous Maya jade head representing K'inich Ahau, the sun deity.

She is the grand daughter of one of the two Belizeans, who uncovered the jade head at Altun Ha, while working with Dr. David Pendergast.

It was here that the largest jade sculpture ever found in the Mayan world was discovered, the sculpture of the head of the Mayan Sun God, Kinich Ahau.

Researchers have not been able to pinpoint the exact time of the creation of the jade head found in Belize, but what they could do was examine all the cultural remains and artifacts in the tomb.

The most significant find of Altun Ha is the «Jade Head», which represents the Mayan Sun God, Kinich Ahua; it is the largest object carved of jade in the Maya civilization.

This jade head is considered one of the national treasures of Belize.

Among the discoveries is a large (almost 10 pounds, or 5 kilograms) piece of jade elaborately carved into an image of the head of the Mayan sun god, Kinich Ahau.

I was somewhat impressed, despite the nagging feeling in the back of my head that Nintendo just did this sort of thing with their console and the market for motion controls is somewhat tapped out as well as jaded to the thought of motion controls for their games.

«uncertainty» equals no consensus but consensus is not proof this is just one classic example of just more humans trying to justify their existence and no the IPCC Judith Curry and everyone else involved continue dancing on the head of a pin whilst Mr Ordinary gets his wealth sequestrated in order to pay for these guys to indulge in their pet hobby when the person who is making their life possible derives no benefit whatsoever except higher and higher energy bills, more restrictions on their ability to travel whilst again the lauded few get to travel across the planet 1st class to tout their jaded theories of how what and where and all I hope and pray is that we get another five years of flat temperatures then you are all toast and in a great need of having to work for a living or get another hobby.