Discoveries hold key to Mayan civilisation

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By Sergio De Leon


A team of US and Guatemalan archaeologists says it has discovered important Mayan monuments covered with texts from the ceremonial ball court at the Cancuen palace in northern Guatemala.

The researchers said the discovery was providing new information about the final years before the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilisation.

The excavations were announced on Saturday by Guatemalan authorities as well as by the National Geographic Society and Vanderbilt University in the United States.

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1. cool thanks!

now if they can figure out what will happen when the calendar ends in 2012 we can all starting building our bunkers hehehehe

[direwolf]

2. cool find...

We just returned from Mexico; went to Chitchen Itza, saw the ruins and climbed the pyramid. They had a "ball court" there as well.

Interesting game of "ball" they played. Decapitation sacrifices followed the game.

Ayway, it definitely left us wanting to learn more about the Mayan culture, past and present.