Tomb of the Red Queen
Reina Roja
- Date
- 1994 · confidence high
- Place
- Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
- Credited to
- Fanny López Jiménez
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
A Maya burial chamber found in Temple XIII at Palenque, containing the cinnabar-covered remains of a noblewoman, possibly Ix Tz'akbu Ajaw, discovered by Mexican archaeologist Fanny López Jiménez.
What it led to
- provided key data on the role of elite Maya women
- spurred forensic chemistry studies of cinnabar-covered remains
- reinforced Palenque's archaeological significance