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Unknown ancient Mayan city discovered deep in Mexican jungle
Kamaji:
Unknown ancient Mayan city discovered deep in Mexican jungle
By Katherine Donlevy
June 22, 2023
Archaeologists exploring the deep jungles of Mexico uncovered the remains of a previously unknown ancient Mayan city.
A team from the Archeology Council of the National Institute of Anthropology and History discovered the city, which they named Ocomtun — meaning “stone column” in the Yucatec Maya language — while searching a largely untraversed stretch of the Balamku ecological reserve on the country’s Yucatan Peninsula, the group said Tuesday.
The scientists discovered large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, three plazas with “imposing buildings” and other structures arranged in almost-concentric circles scattered throughout the thousand-year-old ancient settlement.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/22/ancient-mayan-city-ocomtun-discovered-in-mexican-jungle/
sneakypete:
--- Quote from: Kamaji on June 23, 2023, 08:17:05 am ---Unknown ancient Mayan city discovered deep in Mexican jungle
By Katherine Donlevy
June 22, 2023
Archaeologists exploring the deep jungles of Mexico uncovered the remains of a previously unknown ancient Mayan city.
A team from the Archeology Council of the National Institute of Anthropology and History discovered the city, which they named Ocomtun — meaning “stone column” in the Yucatec Maya language — while searching a largely untraversed stretch of the Balamku ecological reserve on the country’s Yucatan Peninsula, the group said Tuesday.
The scientists discovered large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, three plazas with “imposing buildings” and other structures arranged in almost-concentric circles scattered throughout the thousand-year-old ancient settlement.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/22/ancient-mayan-city-ocomtun-discovered-in-mexican-jungle/
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@Kamaji
I LOVE stuff like this.
Free Vulcan:
Best part is it will not have been looted, and they might find some good stuff.
Would love it if they found a codex there.
Gefn:
Bkmk
Smokin Joe:
--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on June 23, 2023, 05:34:11 pm ---Best part is it will not have been looted, and they might find some good stuff.
Would love it if they found a codex there.
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