1,000-Year-Old Maya City Unearthed Deep Inside Mexico's Jungle After Centuries in Hiding
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1,000-Year-Old Maya City Unearthed Deep Inside Mexico's Jungle After Centuries in Hiding
Archaeologists discovered the remarkably preserved Maya city of Minanbé in Mexico's Campeche jungle, revealing pyramids, temples and plazas hidden beneath dense rainforest for centuries.
In the jungle of the Yucatán peninsula, archaeologists have discovered a Mayan city. Its ruins are dated to the epoch of the Late Classics between 600 and 900. The representation on a stele could refer to its demise.
Ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexican jungle
A Mayan city was discovered in the Mexican jungle after being hidden for more than 1,000 years. Airborne laser mapping allowed researchers to peer through the dense canopy to detect the 37-acre settlement on the Yucatán peninsula; the team then hacked a three-mile path through the jungle with machetes to reach the site, which features a 43-foot-tall pyramid temple. The Late Classic period, between around 250AD and 900AD, was the height of Mayan …
For the past thousand years, dense vegetation has covered the remains of a Mayan city on the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, which was unknown to archaeologists until recently. As part of recent research, it was discovered by a team led by Dr. Ivan Šprajc.
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