Ancient Mayan City unearthed in Guatemala, including pyramids and “unique canal system”

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of the nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments, indicating its significance as an important ritual venue, the Central American Ministry of Culture said Thursday.

Mayan civilization emerged around 2000 BC, reaching between 400 and 900 AD in today’s southern Mexico and Guatemala as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

The city named “Los Abuelos” in Spanish for “Grandparents” and was once about 13 miles from an important archaeological site in northern Peter’s province in northern Guatemala.

Its history can be traced back to the “middle classical” period from about 800 to 800 to 500 BC and is believed to be one of the “oldest and most important ritual centers” of the Mayan civilization in the Mexican jungle area.

The ministry said: “The site presents outstanding architectural planning, and the pyramids and monuments are carved into unique portraits of the region. ”

The city’s name comes from two human-like sculptures of a “ancestral couple” at the site.

The ministry said the dates of these numbers were between 500 and 300 B.C. and “can be related to ancient rituals worshipped by ancestors.”

“Unique canal system”

Covering about six square miles, the city was discovered by Guatemala and Slovak archaeologists in areas rarely explored before the Uaxactun Park.

Nearby, they also found a pyramid 108 feet tall, with murals from the pre-classic period and “a unique canal system,” the statement said.

“The collection of these three locations forms a previously unknown urban triangle … These findings allow us to reconsider our understanding of the rituals and socio-political organizations of Hispanic Peter,” the ministry said.

Officials released a video showing archaeologists excavating and restoring various artifacts on site, as well as animations of the complex.

April, scientists A 1,000-year-old altar was discovered The ancient Teotihuacan culture from Mexico elsewhere in the Peter department.

This discovery is interpreted as evidence of the relationship between two second-tier cultures of residents, which are about 800 miles apart. Archaeologists also say that the altar is believed to be used as sacrifices, especially for children.

Tikal, about 15 miles from Uaxcatun, is the main archaeological site in Guatemala and one of its largest tourist attractions.

Last October, American PhD student Discover A huge Mayan city in Mexico’s dense jungle.

Scientists and archaeologists discover ancient Mayan ruins By shooting laser Push down the dense jungle from the plane.