Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico

[Judi Lynn]

2. Mysterious Mayan underground structure with painted walls uncovered in Mexico

Structure dated to between 200 and 600 AD may offer insights into life on the South American continent before the Spanish conquest

Vishwam Sankaran
1 day ago


Archaeologists have unearthed a mysterious underground structure with painted walls beneath a Mayan ball court in Mexico.

They were using advanced aerial laser scanning techniques to see what was beneath a previously uncovered ancient ball court in Campeche, Mexico, and stumbled upon the mysterious structure.

The exploration focussed on a nearly 140 square kilometre patch of land in the Balam Kú Biosphere Reserve.

The structure, dated to the Early Classic period of the Mayan civilisation between 200 and 600 AD, could offer insights into life on the South American continent before the Spanish conquest, according to a statement from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History.

“We located parts of an earlier building that had painted walls. But only further excavations may reveal the shape of that underlying building and what its function was,” archaeologist Ivan Šprajc from the Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies told LiveScience.

More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/maya-archaeology-underground-structure-mexico-b2580364.html