Discovered 1,400-year-old ancient relief in Guatemala

Guatemala archaeological group has discovered a relief on the façade of an ancient tower built 1,400 years ago.

The site finds reliefs in the province of Peten, about 600km north of the capital of Guatemala. Guatemala architect Francisco Estrada-Belli said that the relief was 8m long and 2m high, it was attached to the facade of an ancient tower. On the reliefs, there are three characters who are sanctified by Maya civilization.

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According to experts, this is an unprecedented art-architectural work of civilization that has existed for centuries in large areas, including the territory of five southern Mexican states and countries. Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador today.

Mr. Belli said that the bas relief depicts the importance of the tower and the remains of many previous characters found in the archaeological area of ​​the province of Peten.

Maya is a unique ancient civilization alongside the Andes civilization in South America. This civilization was founded by the Mayan people, a Native American tribe 2,000 years ago, built and developed.

Therefore, Maya civilization reached a high level not only in the state building but also many brilliant achievements in the field of architecture, mathematics and astronomy. Today, visitors can admire the Mayan heritage also marked on the ancient tower works in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.