“7 Deer” is a rare calendar date identfied among the mural fragments excavated from San Bartolo. The painted number and day sign correspond to the K’iche’ Maya day Wuqub’ Kej, marking the first day of a year over 22 centuries ago.

Video “7 Deer,” © 2023, Proyecto Regional Arqueológico San Bartolo-Xultun. All rights reserved. Video by Riley Mallory. Music by Jose Giovanni Diaz Ramírez. Drone by Henry Pérez. Conservation by Angelyn Bass and Yasmin Cifuentes. Voiceover Oscar Perez Hernandez (Spanish), Heather Hurst (English). Publication “An early Maya calendar record” by David Stuart, Heather Hurst, Boris Beltrán, William Saturno 2022.