US EditionArchaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Mayan City 'Los Abuelos' in Guatemala
- Archaeologists from Guatemala and Slovakia discovered the nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city Los Abuelos in the Uaxactun park area of northern Peten, Guatemala.
- The discovery in previously unexplored jungle zones follows advances in research and laser mapping technology revealing interconnectivity among ancient Mayan sites.
- Los Abuelos spans about 16 square kilometers and features pyramids with Preclassic murals, unique canal systems, and anthropomorphic sculptures believed linked to ancestor worship rituals.
- Officials noted that these three sites, including Petnal and Cambrayal, form a previously unknown urban triangle, allowing reconsideration of socio-political and ceremonial organization in pre-Hispanic Peten.
- The find suggests Los Abuelos was a major ceremonial center, reflecting Mayan cultural complexity and possibly evidencing ties to distant pre-Hispanic cultures like Teotihuacan found nearby at Tikal.
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