FfFfFfFF 58,127 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 A wooden canoe used by the ancient Maya and believed to be more than 1,000 years old has turned up in southern Mexico almost completely intact, officials have said. The extremely rare canoe was found submerged in a freshwater pool known as a cenote, thousands of which dot Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, near the ruins of Chichén Itzá, once a major Maya city featuring elaborately carved temples and towering pyramids. Measuring a little over 5 feet (1.6 meters) in length and 2.5 feet (80 cm) wide, the canoe was possibly used to transport water from the cenote or deposit ritual offerings, according to a statement from Mexican antiquities institute INAH. Experts from Paris's Sorbonne University have been helping with pin-pointing the canoe's exact age and type, the statement said. A 3D model of it would also be made to allow replicas to be made, and to facilitate further study, it added. The Maya civilisation flourished before Spain conquered the region. In their time, the Mayas ruled large stretches of territory in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Source - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/ancient-maya-canoe-found-in-mexico-could-be-more-than-1000-years-old, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59101592 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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