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New Mayan Burial Ground Discovered Near Chichen Itza
Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:22
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Mexican archaeologists discover various Mayan burial sites reportedly dating back 1200 years near the ruins of ancient world wonder Chichen Itza. Full Story: Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered various 1200 year-old Mayan burial grounds near the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico. Recent excavations to expand a highway revealed the latest archaeological find just 12 miles from Chichen Itza. Archaeologists found at least seven bones in rectangular graves, as well as some 30 ceramic pieces, pottery, plates, glasses, obsidian points, jade beads and seashell earrings at the site. Archaeologist, Marisa Carrillo, said the findings are important because they indicate a large settlement and an occupation period. [Marisa Carrillo, Archaeologist]: “The interesting thing about these burial grounds are the offerings found. The offerings mark an occupation period. The ceramics, the chronology make us realize these burials were important in that period because of the type of offerings used. We found, each burial contained two, three and even four offerings and in some cases, these offerings were imported, brought from other regions with glyphs and preserved pieces.” Estimated to date back to 600 to 800 CE before the peak of Chichen Itza's classical period, the burial sites reveals an important population of Mayan communities may have inhabited the region away from the ancient capital city, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said in a news release …
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