Extraordinary discovery in Mexico: a palace that belonged to the Mayan elite was found by researchers from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) and tells the story of the incredible pre-Columbian civilization that used the building for 5 centuries
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Extraordinary discovery in Mexico: a palace that belonged to the Mayan elite was found by researchers from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) and tells the story of the incredible pre-Columbian civilization that used the building for 5 centuries.
The construction, just discovered in the Kulubà archaeological site, is about 55 meters long by 15 meters wide and 6 meters high, and according to experts it would have experienced two phases of occupation: one in the late classical period (600-900 AD). C.) and a second in the so-called terminal classical period (850-1050 AD), for a total of 5 centuries.
Along with this palace, experts are studying and consolidating the knowledge of four other structures in the aforementioned Group C square of the site: an altar, two spaces for residential use, and a round building which is believed to be an oven.
“It was in the terminal classical period when Chichén Itzá, becoming a prominent metropolis in the northeast of present-day Yucatan, extended its influence on sites such as Kuluba, which, from the data we have and the ceramic materials provided by this Mayan city, we can deduce it became an enclave of Itzá " explains Alfredo Barrera Rubio, who participated in the research.
Work in the archaeological area, accompanied by restoration experts and financially supported by the Mexican government, began in November 2018 and will finish in March 2020, when archaeologists hope that the site will be open to the public.
"That Kulubá is a fully state-owned property is very important when planning its progressive expansion: this has sustainable and positive effects for surrounding communities”Says the researcher in praising the work of the 55 day workers, 20 of them women, who preserve the pre-Hispanic city, knowing the archaeological heritage in its place of origin.
An additional part of the resources destined for the site will then be dedicated to the mapping and topographical survey of 234 hectares, as well as to the analysis of the settlement model of the pre-Hispanic city, entirely under the custody of INAH.
Furthermore, a future action will consist in the rehabilitation of the old Rancho Kulubá hull, as this construction, located within the protected area, is itself a historical vestige of the first half of the 20th century, with guano palm roofs, traditional masonry and wooden hammocks.
Un immense heritage which we hope will soon be admired by everyone.
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