Show maya art trove Is discovered in guatemala Gua ancient burial ground I 1 highlands yields fine i examples of jade washington discovery artistic tria treasures in an incle ancl mayan burial ground in the lit known highlands of guatemala v w announced by carnegie institute they represent crafts mand spanning seven or eight century and contribute new knowledge e the skill and customs of 0 the mayi may 7 these indians were the most b hi llant exponents of higher aberl ab orlgia culture in the western world in days before columbus along with art objects unearthed un unearth earthel i from the mound including the a est single example ot of mayan jay jae carving yet brought to light lif carnegie archeologists archaeologists also I 1 graves dating from the lc fourth fifth to the twelfth century of 0 aj Christ christian lian era 4 valuable plaque most valued finding among scot icon of art objects and relics Is a or breastplate ot of ladelle dat from about the ninth century cha of the greatest period i Mayan fart the plaque reveals tt finesse ol of the ancient cratts mt who had no metal tools with whlor to work another Is a pottery figurin I 1 fashioned to form a whistle type of ritual whistles used in r ari bious ceremonies of the maya sill astl another is an alabaster vase dertl aped from rough material to an ot I 1 i eject of perfect shape and dellea dell cal thinness despite the crude too available to the artisans t old jade carvings archeologists archaeologists also found ja a carvings dating from the fourth fifth centuries which when co con c 0 pared with the ninth century jad a revealed the advances in cr craft manship made by the mayas maya w wi the passage of time the first find made by the exe gators as they dug into the m moun was a large circular stone ai lit slab about eight inches thick mui mu n resembling a millstone underneath it were 12 skulls os upside down in the center with ith number of jades plied piled onit on ft and t other 11 21 right side up arranged d a ring around it researchers found several torn on in the mound the floor of one w painted a robins egg blue rath th than the red which is usual mayan burials bu rials |