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Originally posted by the owlbear
It's amazing to think that the Maya or whoever did all this dive work with no scuba gear, found these cavern systems leading off these cenotes, and then built temples and roads with just rocks and a fire to give extra light. Mind boggling, in my opinion. But then again, look at their grasp of astronomy and mathematics. Chalk one up for human ingenuity!
Originally posted by the owlbear
It's amazing to think that the Maya or whoever did all this dive work with no scuba gear, found these cavern systems leading off these cenotes, and then built temples and roads with just rocks and a fire to give extra light. Mind boggling, in my opinion. But then again, look at their grasp of astronomy and mathematics. Chalk one up for human ingenuity!
During the Ice Ages, the sea levels were much lower than they are today.
Originally posted by UMayBRite!
Its important to remember that the Yucatan goes through periodic droughts.
The water table may have been low enough at times to work without diving.
There may also have been very long periods when much of the cave system
was inaccessible.
Great find. This may ultimately be as important to understanding the Maya
as finding the pyramids in the jungle.