San Bartolo (Maya site)
The king (who impersonates the hero Hunahpú) pierces his penis with a spear to shed sacrificial blood. Exact replica of one of the murals of San Bartolo Preview warning: Page using Template:Multiple image with unknown parameter "color" | |
Location within Guatemala | |
| Location | Flores, Guatemala |
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| Region | Petén Department |
| History | |
| Founded | Middle Preclassic |
| Abandoned | 400 A.D. C. Approx |
| Periods | Middle Preclassic |
| Cultures | Maya |
| Site notes | |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Middle Preclassic Maya |
| Responsible body: IDAEH | |
San Bartolo is a small pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the Department of Petén in northern Guatemala, northeast of Tikal and roughly fifty miles from the nearest settlement. San Bartolo's fame derives from its splendid Late-Preclassic mural paintings still heavily influenced by Olmec tradition and from examples of early Maya script.