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what is maya stelae? Monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization do these have any role in religious rituals? Yes. "kʼaltun" binding ritual, in which the stela was wrapped in bands of tied cloth
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Maya stelae [SEP] Ritual significance
Stelae were considered to be invested with holiness and, perhaps, even to contain a divine soul-like essence that almost made them living beings. Some were apparently given individual names in hieroglyphic texts and were considered to be participants in rituals conducted at their location. Such rituals in the Classic Period appear to have included a "kʼaltun" binding ritual, in which the stela was wrapped in bands of tied cloth. This ritual was closely tied to the "kʼatun"-ending calendrical ceremony. A "kʼaltun" ritual is depicted carved onto a peccary skull deposited as a funerary offering at Copán, the scene shows two nobles flanking a stela-altar pair where the stela seems to have been bound with cloth.