In the northern part of Guatemala, in the region of Central America, archaeologists discovered the remains of a city of the Mayan civilization, which is almost three thousand years old. About this informs The Guardian.
Among the archaeological finds are pyramids and monuments that indicate that the city of Los Abuelos served as an important ceremonial center. The Maya civilization arose around 2000 BC and reached its peak between 400 and 900 AD in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, and parts of Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras.
The city, named Los Abuelos (Spanish for “The Ancestors” or literally “The Grandfathers”), was located about 21 kilometers from the important archaeological site of Washactun in the department of Petén. It is dated to the Middle Preclassic period (about 800–500 BC). Los Abuelos is considered one of the oldest and most important Mayan ceremonial centers, located in the Peten Jungle, near the border with Mexico.
“This complex of three objects forms a previously unknown urban triangle. These finds make it possible to rethink the idea of the ceremonial and socio-political organization of pre-Columbian Peten”, – noted in the Ministry of Culture of Guatemala.
In April, in another part of the department of Petén — on the territory of Tikal — scientists discovered a 1,000-year-old altar of the Teotihuacan culture. This find is seen as evidence of contact between two ancient cultures that existed at a distance of more than 1,300 kilometers from each other. Located about 23 kilometers from Ouachatun, Tikal is Guatemala’s main archaeological site and one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.
