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Mexico Unearths 1,500 Years Old Mayan City Through A Giant Stone

The site is known as Xiol which translates to 바카라the spirit of a man바카라 in Mexico

A centuries-old Mayan city was rediscovered by the archaeologists working in the Yucatan region of Mexico. It is known as the city of Xiol which translates to the spirit of man in Mexico. According to reports, the site features the Mayan Puuc style of architecture which is common in the southern Yucatan Peninsula but it is rare to find near Merida.

Carlos Peraza, one of the archaeologists who headed the excavation of the city in an said that it was home to some 4,000 people who lived between 600 and 900 CE during the late classic period. 바카라There were people from different social classes바카라priests, scribes, who lived in these great palaces, and there were also the common people who lived in small buildings,바카라 Carlos said. Researchers also found burial grounds of adults and children - originating from modern day Guatemala 바카라 along with other belongings. Not just this, remains of marine life were also discovered. This highly suggests the existence of agriculture-based diets.

In 2018, the area was first discovered on the construction site of an industrial park. They have also rediscovered a series of palaces, pyramids and plazas. According to a , Arturo Chab Cardenas, a delegate from the National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH),바카라 The discovery of this Mayan city is important for its monumental architecture and because it has been restored despite being located on private land.바카라

It all started with a stone. Mauricio Montalvo, one of the owners of land in Xiol said in an ,바카라 At first we saw a giant stone and as we excavated enormous buildings began to appear. It was incredible, so we informed INAH and then we realized the need to change our original plans because for our company, it's more important to preserve the Mayan heritage.바카라

Peraza continued,바카라 With time, urban sprawl (in the area) has grown and many of the archaeological remains have been destroyed... but even we as archaeologists are surprised, because we did not expect to find a site so well preserved.바카라

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