From Popular Science, "Scientists Discovered a Complex Maya City Buried Deep in the Jungle." Researchers have named Ocomtún, meaning “stone column” in Yucatec Maya, because of the multiple cylindrical columns discovered at the sight. It is believed that these columns served as entrances to upper rooms of a structure. The city was discovered in the jungles of the Balamakú ecological reserve on the Yucatan Peninsula using LiDAR and subsequent investigation on the ground. "The 123-acre site includes three plazas featuring 'imposing buildings and surrounded by several patio groups,'" the article reports, as well as a ball game court, and is perched on a peninsula of high ground surrounded by extensive wetlands.
Cool!
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that they are still finding lost cities.
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