Government & military · Texts & cultural history
K’inich Janaab’ Pakal
Maya ruler at Palenque
Also known as Pakal · Pacal
Who they are
Pakal’s tomb and inscribed monument preserve a royal life within Maya funerary beliefs. He died in 683 CE.
Connects the regional chronology with the people who created or recovered its records.
Selected contributions
- Pakal’s tomb and inscribed monument preserve a royal life within Maya funerary beliefs. He died in 683 CE.Source ↗Source 2 ↗
Selected reading about this person
Academic paper · 1987
“Scholars Will Call it Nonsense”
A critique of ancient-astronaut arguments, including the Pakal carving. Read the contextual argument; the original speculative book was not inspected.
Reading scope & citation
Named supporting passages or catalogue description only; no full-work reading implied.
In the timeline
Biography sources
- Palenque, Chiapas: site guide ↗INAH
- “Scholars Will Call it Nonsense”: The Structure of Erich von Däniken’s Argument ↗Penn Museum / Expedition