A Maya King

Material Tooth enamel Instrumentation Mass spectrometers Application Place of birth Place Honduras 

Question Where did the first king of Copan come from Was he born in Teotihuacan and sent to rule Copan  

Buikstra, J.E., T.D. Price, L.E. Wright, J.H. Burton. 2003. Tombs from the Copan Acropolis A Life History Approach. In Understanding Early Classic Copan, E. Bell, M.A. Canute, R.J. Sharer (eds), pp. 185-205. Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Museum. 

Burton, L.E. Wright, C.D. White, F. Longstaffe. 2007. Victims of Sacrifice Isotopic Evidence for Place of Origin. In New Perspectives on Hitman Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society, V. Tiesler A. Cucina (eds), pp. 263-292. London Springer Publishers. 

The ancient Maya city of Copan is located in western Hondnras not far from the 

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