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Remains of a Kaqchiqel nobleman, found in a tomb behind Temple 2 in Plaza A, Iximche
He was killed by a blow to the forehead, and was buried with a gold headband and a gold jaguar necklace

The headband and necklace are replicas, with the originals being housed at the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City