Alex_Krycek Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 What wonders lie beneath... Quote The 810 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) of mapping done vastly expands the area that was intensively occupied by the Maya, whose culture flourished between roughly 1,000 BC and 900 AD. Their descendants still live in the region. The mapping detected about 60,000 individual structures, including four major Mayan ceremonial centres with plazas and pyramids. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/03/scientists-discover-ancient-mayan-city-hidden-under-guatemalan-jungle 2
DrmDoc Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 I read that article, what a fascinating find it was! 1
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Outrider Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Really nice catch Alex. Thank you! There will be a tv show in just two days on the National Geographic channel. I surely would have missed it if not for this thread but now my DVR is set. Also NatGeo has an online app and some may be able to watch that way. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180201006278/en/Lost-Treasures-Maya-Snake-Kings-Rewrites-History Quote This complete re-write of long-held beliefs about the Maya is told for the very first time in National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings, premiering Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 9/8c. Also from the same link. Quote As archaeologists piece together details about the complexity and extent of the Maya civilization, they are also looking closely at who was responsible for ruling such a vast society. Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings reveals how an obscure royal dynasty known as the Snake Kings rose to dominate the Maya world through conquest, marriage and puppet kings. Until experts had deciphered Mayan inscriptions, the Snake Kings were completely unknown. Now, the evidence points to their power extending from Mexico and Belize, down through Guatemala. In 562, they even conquered Tikal, the greatest Maya city of all. Mayan history as we know it is apparently going to be completely rewritten in the next few years. Very exciting stuff. 1
Outrider Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 The documentary was IMO really well done. I enjoyed and highly recommend it. Thanks again Alex.
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