Guatemala discovered more than 2,700 years old Mayan ruins

Guatemalan archaeologists have announced the discovery of two more than 2,700 year-old collective kitchens of the Mayan tribe in the village of Santa Fe Ocaña de la Cruz Blanca in the San Juan Sacatepequez district, in the south of the country.

Guatemalan archaeologists have announced the discovery of two more than 2,700 year-old collective kitchens of the Mayan tribe in the village of Santa Fe Ocaña de la Cruz Blanca in the San Juan Sacatepequez district, in the south of the country.

Besides, the excavation team also found a canal to guide and store dry room water. Archaeologist Sandra Carrillo said these works are valuable materials that allow scientists today to better understand the Mayan community's organization and community organization, one of its three most brilliant civilizations. Native Americans (with Aztecs and Incas).

According to preliminary research, the two upper kitchens are assembled with 1,420 and 1,150 stones, the remaining traces show that the Mayans of this era often divided into cooking alternate groups in this collective kitchen.

Picture 1 of Guatemala discovered more than 2,700 years old Mayan ruins

The ancient stone alphabet reveals the mystery of Maya civilization in Guatemala.(Source: IBTimes).

The Mayan communities have a history of about 3,000 years, spread over the region named Central Plains , including the territories of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and southern Mexico.

This civilization's development process is divided into 3 main stages: classical, classical and post-classical; and before that was the early period when the Mayan tribes began to settle and grow crops, and became the dominant force in Central America.

The Mayan tribes then divided into more than 10 different language groups, which were the origin of the 44 modern Maya dialects.

Contrary to popular beliefs, the Mayan civilization did not disappear and there are still many communities of this ethnic group living in the outlying areas of Central America's Plateau, but the economic strength Their economy, military and politics have collapsed since the sixteenth century before the Spaniards set foot on this land.

Update 17 December 2018
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