Archaeologists discover lost Maya city in Mexican jungle

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TheRawStory - Luc Cohen, Reuters - June 22, 2013

INAH handout photo shows an INAH worker showing the remains of a building at the newly discovered ancient Maya city Chactun in Yucatan peninsula

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Archaeologists have found an ancient Maya city that remained hidden for centuries in the rain forests of eastern Mexico, a discovery in a remote nature reserve they hope will yield clues about how the civilization collapsed around 1,000 years ago.

The team, led by Ivan Sprajc, associate professor at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, found 15 pyramids – including one that stands 75 feet tall – ball courts, plazas and tall, sculpted stone shafts called stelae.

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