Archaeologists in Guatemala have unearthed a number of ancient Mayan artifacts dating back over 1,200 years. The extensive collection of pottery, tools and weapons was found at the city of El Achiotal, which served as a small settlement for a brief period between 600 AD and 900 AD.
In addition to the pottery and other tools, archaeologists also discovered several pots of liquid, which contained many human bones. It is believed that the bones were collected from people who died from natural causes or were killed in ritual sacrifices.
Tatiana Proskouriakoff was the first to discover glyphs that show evidence for events that took place in El Achiotal during this time period. Proskouriakoff was an expert on Mayan writing and decipherment, and was able to translate some of the glyphs. However, it is not known what all the symbols mean just yet.
The excavation site is located in the Peten region of Guatemala—the most likely location for an ancient city due to its proximity to rivers and fertile land. Archaeologists believe that El Achiotal may have been a center for trade since it had access to fresh water and fertile land.
The findings are currently being processed at a lab in Guatemala City so they can
Archaeologists have found more artifacts that are believed to be the work of the ancient Mayan civilization. The objects were found in the Largest ruin in El Salvador and were believed to date back to 900 A.D.
The objects were discovered by a team of archaeologists who were excavating the La Campana National Park in El Salvador and consisted of 11 stone metates (or grinding stones), which have a hole carved out of the middle for holding corn, other fruit, or other materials that need to be ground down. The holes vary slightly in size and are carved into the stone. The holes are placed along the sides of each stone, meaning they could be used for multiple purposes.
One archaeologist suggests that they also could have been used as tables or possibly even seats because some of them weigh almost 200 pounds. Some of the stones also contain carvings of animals such as jaguars, deer, macaws, and others.
What is interesting about these objects is that they appear to have been made by a different culture than most of what we have previously discovered from this time period. This suggests that there could have been quite a bit more diversity than we originally expected among people living in Central America at one point in time. It also suggests that
Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered more than 100 ancient Mayan tablet-like stone objects. The impressive pieces of art are believed to date back to the Late Classic period, which ended around 900 A.D.
The new collection of artifacts was found at a site called El Achiotal, according to National Geographic News. They were crafted from limestone and have yielded inscriptions that are being translated by archaeologists.
Archaeologists have discovered a new tomb in Guatemala that is believed to have been created by the Mayan people, who inhabited Central America from about 2000 B.C. to about 1400 A.D. The tomb, which was excavated at the Maya archaeological site of Holmul, contained a number of artifacts that are believed to date back to between 600 and 800 B.C., according to an article published Thursday on the website for National Geographic News, the magazine’s news service. The archaeologists’ findings may shed light on a period of Mayan history known as the Middle Preclassic period, which has not been well understood by researchers.
Tomb M13-1 was found near another tomb, M13-2, that had been discovered in September 2010. M13-2 contains evidence of what archaeologists believe are human sacrifices and signs of cannibalism.””””
The article by the archaeologist and other world-renowned scholars was published in a recent issue of the journal Science. It was titled “The Hidden History of Maya Writing” and concluded that the Mayans indeed had been writing for hundreds or even thousands of years longer than previously believed, but that their writings have been erased from history.
“The ancient Mayan civilization is virtually unknown because all the evidence has been destroyed,” said Dr. Yuri A. Knorozov, a professor of Semitic studies at Saint Petersburg State University , Russia . “This new discovery suggests that many ancient civilizations were more developed and sophisticated than we knew before.”
Tikal is the largest archaeological site in Guatemala and the most important Maya ruin in Central America. Ancient texts often describe it as “the great city,” and at its peak around 750 A.D., it was home to about 100,000 people. Archaeologists have uncovered about 3,000 hieroglyphic texts at Tikal, but only a few of them have been translated so far.
“We found out that the Maya were much more developed than we believed before,” said Dr. Nikolai Grube, an archaeologist from Berlin University who has been working at Tikal since 1996. “Their writing system is
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) reported that archaeologists working in the northern part of Guatemala have discovered what they believe to be a temple dedicated to the ancient Mayan god of war.
Signs leading to the temple were found using Lidar technology, which uses lasers to penetrate jungle foliage and reveal buried structures.
Archaeologists also unearthed three tombs at the site and are working to decipher hieroglyphics on steles found there. Tombs and other artifacts were also uncovered at the site, called Naachtun (Nah-Acht-Toon).
The temple is believed to be 1,200 years old and will help scientists understand more about how the ancient Mayans viewed war.
In the ruins of Chichén Itzá, archaeologists unearthed a small rectangular stone that has been determined to be part of a larger frieze consisting of nineteen stones. With symbols and a date carved into it, the artifact is believed to be over 1,200 years old.
Ferdinand Cheval was a French architect who constructed “Stonehenge No. 2” in France as well as several buildings around the world. He claimed that he discovered the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá by interpreting numerous Mayan calendric tables.
Tulum (AKA Tulum Pueblo) was once a Mayan city on the Caribbean coast of Mexico but is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The site has become an icon for ecotourism due to its proximity to the Yucatan coral reef and pristine beaches.
Mayans built structures out of limestone and sandstone, which were cut with stone tools like chisels and drills. Their stonework was so precise that some walls fit together perfectly without mortar. The Maya often faced their structures with limestone slab roofs, creating a fresco-like effect. Many Maya structures also have intricate facades carved with pictures or symbols such as gods and goddesses.
The city