Road Crew In Belize Destroys Ancient Pyramid

[azurnoir]

Source: NPR

A construction crew in search of gravel to use as road filler used its backhoes to level one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids.

"It's a feeling of incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity ... they were using this for road fill," Jaime Awe, the head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, said of the destruction at the 2,300-year-old Nohmul pyramid, located in the Orange Walk/Corozal area.

"It's like being punched in the stomach. It's just so horrendous," Awe said Monday of the destruction thought to have occurred last week.

"There is absolutely no way that they would not know that these are Maya mounds," John Moore, also of the Belize Institute, said.


Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/14/184007560/road-crew-in-belize-destroys-ancient-pyramid

[derby378]

1. I'm still in disbelief...

And isn't the gravel being used to pave the road to one of the more posh areas of Belize, too?

[Electric Monk]

2. Lowest bidder for the contract

[itsrobert]

3. At least they use recycled material

[treestar]

4. Some people

How horrible.

[aggiesal]

5. Some Photos as of 5:45pm PST

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[mountain grammy]

6. wow, just wow. unthinkable.