Archaeologists Discover Ancient Maya Grave Near Palenque, Mexico
Mexican archeaologists working near the construction site for the Maya Train have found a possibly 1000-year-old grave with human remains adorned with vessels, ear flares and a pair of greenstones
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Shreya Cheema
Updated on :
28 Sep 2023, 6:11 am
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Recently, Mexican archaeologists found human remains in a grave that can be as old as 1,000 years old in Southern Mexico. The area where the grave was discovered is also the site for an upcoming tourist railway project. Mexico's national antiquities institute INAH reported that the body found was richly adorned.
Inside the grave, vessels, ear flares and a pair of greenstones were found. Moreover, the human remains were placed facing upwards, with its head oriented towards the north. INAH also reported that certain tests would be conducted in the future to determine other characteristics, such as its precise age.
The Maya Train
The remains were found during an ongoing archaeological salvage work taking place simultaneously as the construction of the multi-billion dollar tourist railway project, known as Maya Train. The central aim of the project is to boost tourism at the many ancient Maya sites in the region, in addition to nearby popular resort destinations like Cancun and Tulum.
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