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| Step pyramid at Comalcalco archeological site in Tabasco, Mexico (wiki) |
A monumental complex built by the Maya of Mesoamerica (Tabasco, Mexico) an estimated 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos (universe), new fieldwork has revealed.
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What's even more remarkable about the structure is that the site contains none of the trappings of social inequality, such as elite residences or sculptures of rulers.
This strongly implies that egalitarian cultures were capable of monumental building works without the application of coercive force through a stratified social hierarchy ruled by a king or queen.
- Before now, the Maya site of Seibal was thought to be the oldest ceremonial center, dating back to around 950 BCE
- Related: 'Bad Omen': Ancient pyramid in Mexico collapses
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| Aguada Fénix greenstone object likely depicts a crocodile (Inomata et al., Sci. Adv., 2025). |
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| The Maya cosmos mapped out on Earth? |
The discovery of Aguada Fénix by way of LiDAR surveys, in the Mexican state of Tabasco near the Gulf of Mexico, was fascinating for a number of reasons.
The first was its size; it was the largest Maya site ever found, even going by the more modest initial estimate of 1.4 kilometers along its longest axis. And it wasn't hidden in the forest, as so many lost Mesoamerican (Mexican), Central American, and South American structures are.
It was under a populated area. Plus, there was the aforementioned lack of evidence for social hierarchy. Largest and oldest Maya monument ever found discovered under Mexico
- These cultures are 40,000+ years old - and still alive today
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- ScienceAlert via MSN; Crystal Quintero, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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