The traces of pyramids and monuments suggest that this was one of the oldest and most important ceremonial centers of Maya civilization
Called “Los Abuelos”, the city is located about 21 kilometers from the Uaxactun archeological site in the department of Petén. It was named after the discovery of sculptures from an “ancestral couple” found in the site.
The city’s architectural planning impressed archeologists
Researchers responsible for the discovery state that the city dates from the period “average pre-classical”, between 800 and 500 BC in total, covers an area of about 16 square kilometers.
The site has notable architectural planning, with pyramids and monuments sculpted with a unique iconography in the region. Nearby, archeologists also found a pyramid 33 meters high with pre-classical murals and a unique channel system.
The set of these three locations forms an urban triangle so far unknown. These discoveries allow to rethink the understanding of the ceremonial and socio -political organization of Mayan civilization. The information comes from Sciencealert.
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Discovery can help understand more about these older people
- The Mayans were a pre -Columbian civilization that developed mainly in present -day Mexico and in some parts of Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
- People are known for their culture, especially hieroglyphic writing, mathematics, astronomy and the calendar.
- Throughout the postclassic period (from 900 AD to 1697 AD), many Mayan cities have declined due to several factors such as wars, environmental problems and the increase in other civilizations.
- What really happened is still a mystery.
- However, a recent study indicates that the population suffered a collapse, with a drastic reduction about 1,200 years ago, but without completely extinct (read more here).
