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2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid bulldozed
http://m.nbcnews.com/technology/2-300-year-old-mayan-pyramid-bulldozed-1C9911749.BELIZE
2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid bulldozed
Associated Press
BELIZE CITY - A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract rock for a road-building project.
The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology says the destruction was detected late last week.
Only a small portion of center of the pyramid mound was left standing.
Dr. Jaime Awe says he was sickened by the destruction of the Nohmul pyramid and temple platform, which date back about 2,300 years.
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