Janaab' Pakal de Palenque Vida y muerte de un gobernante maya / JANAAB' PAKAL DE PALENQUE: VIDA Y MUERTE DE UN GOBERNANTE MAYA / Vera Tiesler; Andrea Cucina, (editors). México, D.F.: UNAM, Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial; Mérida, Yucatán: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 2004. 275 pages: 21 cm. Bibl., bibl. notes, graphs, illus., photos, tables. ISBN:9703214894 Presents results of exhaustive review of the mortal remains of Janaab’ Pakal -a prominent Mayan ruler from one of early dinasties, whose funerary monolith was discovered in 1952 and has been thoroughly studied since. Multidisciplinary research provides ample reference to the life and times of Pakal, his sacrificed companions, and the social and cultural customs pertaining to ancient Mayan aristocracy.