Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city deep in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Experts found several pyramid-like structures measuring more than 15m (50ft) in height.

Pottery unearthed at the site appears to indicate it was inhabited between 600 and 800 AD, a period known as Late Classic.

Archaeologists have named the site Ocomtún (Mayan for stone column).

Exciting! What secrets this site will reveal.

Source: BBC article

a reply to: iasenko

That's exciting - material from transitional periods is always exciting. Hopefully it's difficult enough to find that the looters and pot hunters miss it.

It is all just tricks of light and shadow !

Isn't it great NASA is not involved on what we find here?

Cool find can not wait to see more about it !

a reply to: iasenko

All these lost cities.

It's just carelessness, if you ask me...

a reply to: iasenko

Scratching the surface, but a good find nonetheless. Thanks for an interesting thread.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

a reply to: iasenko


thanks for the publishing link @BBC...

i had heard on radio news ---> the discovery was made from a 'laser search' of the topography, and the article confirmed it

INAH said that airborne laser scanning carried out by the University of Houston had helped the research team spot "numerous concentrations of pre-Hispanic structure

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Now to find all those lost Egyptian tombs and cities.