Discover many new civilized sites Maya
Mexican archaeologists have discovered seven more archaeological sites and nearly 100 graves buried in prehistoric people of the Mayan civilization on the Yucatán Peninsula, southeastern Mexico.
According to the Mexican Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the ruins are found in an excavation area of about 1,000ha in the town of Sitpach, 5km east of Merida city. Here, archaeologists have discovered many buildings, pottery and a significant number of ancient tombs.
In particular, the pieces of pottery found in the Late Classical Maya (400 BC - in AD 200) confirmed the hypothesis that there were residents living in the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula from in 400 BC, not in the Classical period (200 BC - 600 AD) as previously stated.
In addition, at Oxmul ruins, scientists also discovered 75 burial tombs and many buried pottery.
According to archaeologist Luis Raúl Pantoja, coordinator of the Merida Region Archaeological Project, the findings have changed the pre-established date of ancient Mayan culture in the northern region. Yucatán, showing their settling time earlier and having social stratification.
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