Here, published for the first time in its entirety, is the towering limestone tablet that greeted visitors to Temple XIX when the building was dedicated in A.D. 734. We discovered it in pieces in 1999. (Photo by Jorge Pérez de Lara.)

We're still on break from our restoration of Temple XX. For more about our most recent season see Palenque's Temple XX: A Very Special Puzzle by Rudy Larios (Versión español).

And check out the website of our friends and Project alums, Ed Barnhart, Chris Powell, Alonso Mendez, Kirk French, James Eckhardt and Stephen Siemer: Maya Exploration Center.



Previous updates and photos

Movie Inside the Temple XX Tomb

Project Highlights