Discover the largest statue of the Mayan foundry

Archaeologists during the excavation in Guatemala have discovered the largest known Mayan sculpture factory.

This factory is more than 1,000 years old. In a report published at the American Archaeological Association meeting last week, scientists said it could specialize in mass production of complex statues.

According to Professor Brent Woodfill from Winthrop University in South Carolina, USA and a member of the archaeological group, finding this important site is quite fortunate. The story is that some of his friends in Cobán, Guatemala saw many pieces of pottery while digging their foundations for houses on their land.

Immediately, Woodfill and his colleagues came and excavated the site, called Aragón, and used unmanned aircraft to survey the entire area.

Archaeologists still recover more than 400 figurines and molds to make them.

Although the workshop was destroyed, archaeologists still recovered more than 400 figurines and molds to make them, as well as thousands of pieces of pottery. The number of artifacts is found more than any Mayan statue foundry has been known until now.

The figurines produced from this factory play an important role in the cultural, economic and political life of Maya civilization. Archaeological group said that the Mayans used these statues to give to allies and other subjects to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.

The Aragón workshop was able to operate from about 750 to 900 (8-9 century), long before archaeologists thought the Mayans built a city in this area. The city seems to have survived and even flourished, even though the neighboring cities like Cancuén must be destroyed by the Mayan nations gradually perishing during this period. That means that Aragón's workshop can hold important clues about the Mayan civilization.

The Mayan civilization is a unique ancient civilization built by the Mayans, an Native American tribe that lived 2000 years ago in the Yucatán Peninsula of Central America, in southeastern Mexico, Northern Guatemala. and Honduras today.

Maya civilization achieved a high level not only in the field of state construction but also flourished in the field of architecture, mathematics, astronomy and time calculation.

Based on the increasingly rich discovery artifacts, archaeologists determine that the ancient Mayan nations were founded around the 1st century. Most of the Maya countries were perished by many reasons. due in the 9-10th century. Only the urban state on the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico, continued to exist until the Spanish colonization invaded in the 16th century. The consequences of the invasion devastated many of the Mayan legacy. .