There is another premise that the platform could be a central precinct of another large place. A community with no societal hierarchy may have built it. The plaza was probably a ceremonial complex involving lots of people, with the causeways being used for processions.
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It has nine causeways, with the longest being 6.3 km and a series of reservoirs linked to it. The elevated platform is 1.4 km long, 400 meters wide, 10-15 meters high, and in volume terms (including the buildings on it), surpasses even the Great Pyramid of Giza at 3.7 million cubic meters. It is so enormous that, from the ground, it would have been impossible to discover its huge rectangular shape and conclude that it was man-made. This is by far the largest and oldest monumental construction in the Mayan region, which was captured by LiDAR technology in 2017 among dense forestation. (left) Seen via lidar (right) Image credits: Takeshi Inomata/Īguada Fénix in Tabasco, Mexico, is a 3,000-year-old complex with a massive, earthen platform topped with a series of structures including a 13-foot-high pyramid identified early June 2020. Photograph of the ancient site of Aguada Fénix. The structure may have served as a communal center or probably was once a marketplace. ( 1, 2) 7 Researchers identify a 3,000-year-old Mayan structure larger than their pyramids in 2020 using sophisticated technology. Among the interesting findings is an engraved iron ring with a seal depicting Serapis, (Greco-Egyptian sun deity), and Cerberus., the mythical three-headed dog that guards the doors of the underworld.Įxcavations will continue, and researchers aim to develop a topographical map of Tenea. The pottery had distinct shapes with shades of Eastern influence.
The findings also include clay pipes, ceramic pots and utensils, and a bone dye. Also excavated were jars with over 200 coins, and a unique coin designed for the journey to the next world. Researchers also found an atrium with architraves, columns, and other architectural features in the interior of the structures. A series of buildings with organized rooms, remnants of clay, marble, and stone floors and walls indicate the city’s luxurious construction. Further up to the north, extensive building facilities with burials of children in the foundations of walls of the residential city ascertained the presence of Tenea. That the Trojans were wealthy is evident from the bones, precious jewelry, bullion, vases, and other expensive grave items recovered from the tombs outside the city in 2018.
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