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1000-year-old "Maya" metropolis, pyramid-shaped structures, and several startling artefacts discovered in Mexico's forest

1000-year-old "Maya" metropolis, pyramid-shaped structures, and several startling artefacts discovered in Mexico's forest

 1000-year-old "Maya" metropolis, pyramid-shaped structures, and several startling artefacts discovered in Mexico's forest


A 1000-year-old "Maya" city has been located in a Mexican forest. South Mexico is home to the ancient "Maya" metropolis. At this heavily wooded location, huge stone pillars, vast pyramid-shaped buildings, three plazas with enormous buildings, and many other uncommon constructions have been discovered. It is said that this city, which is more than a thousand years old, was a significant location in its era. He said that it was once a component of the American Maya culture.


In Delhi. A 'Maya' metropolis from the past has been found in southern Mexico. At this heavily wooded location, huge stone pillars, vast pyramid-shaped buildings, three plazas with enormous buildings, and many other uncommon constructions have been discovered. It is said that this city, which is more than a thousand years old, was a significant location in its era. He said that it was once a component of the American Maya culture.


The city was given the name Ocumatun by archaeologists from the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History. Ocumatun means "stone post" in the Yucatec Maya language. According to Reuters, the city has massive pyramid-shaped buildings, stone pillars, three plazas with "grand buildings," and other structures organised in virtually circular patterns.


It served as the hub of the Central Lowland between 250 and 1000 AD.

According to team leader Ivan Sprazak, the location acted as a crucial hub at the regional level. Its name means stone pillar in Yucatec Maya. It must have been a significant centre of the peninsula's Central Lowland between 250 and 1000 AD.


Greater than two cities, such as Delhi

While searching a sizable forest, the city of Okumtun was found. The size of this forest exceeds that of Luxembourg City. larger than two cities, such as Delhi. Between March and June, this woodland search was conducted. This was done using aerial laser mapping. Here, the precise distance between the locations is calculated using


By the 10th century, many Maya societies were in decline

The city also had a basketball court. Widespread pre-Hispanic ball sports in the Maya region. Based on the material taken from the buildings, he claims that the site probably began to degrade between AD 800 and 1000. According to him, by the 10th century, Maya societies in the region had begun to deteriorate due to "ideological and population changes." Fall took happened. The 60 kilometres of dense jungle were traversed by the team on foot. In the Mexican state of Campeche, you may find the city in the Balmaku Ecological Reserve.


The complex mathematical calendar used by the Maya civilization has earned it worldwide renown. Southeast Mexico and areas of Central America saw a lot of it. Before the entrance of the Spanish conquistadors, whose military efforts saw the last stronghold collapse at the end of the 17th century, it experienced widespread political decay for decades.



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