The Newest in Mayan Archaeological Sites
A world within our world. Since the revelation of the Mayan Calendar and its – perceived – apocalyptic prophecy, the world has had all eyes trained on anything remotely relative to the highly advanced culture. Amongst archaeological sites, the Mayan sites in Guatemala, continue to gradually reveal astonishing secrets. The latest Mayan archaeological dig site spilled another neoteric secret. The Mayan city ‘Xultzn’ in Guatemala’s Peten region is the location of the most recent excavation.
A shelter within a small hill appears to have been a scribe’s quarters. The walls are covered in paintings of men in black clothing, understood to be uniforms, along with many letters and numbers scrawled on walls. The numbers are thought to form part of the Mayan calendar. Everything on this site is handled and lightly touched by archaeologists who wear only work gloves and use brushes. There is extreme conservation and management of these archaeological sites.
The Mayans were a highly advanced people who were the first documented culture to have a fully-developed written language of the pre-Columbian era. Apart from their literacy skills, archaeologists have discovered that they also were extremely skilled in mathematics, astronomy and architecture. The Mayan archaeological sites in Guatemala are conserved and managed sites which are testaments to the advanced discoveries of the Mayan culture.
The most recent archaeological discovery has revealed that the wall of one particular house is covered in tiny glyphs that are unlike any other dialect or scripts discovered on these Mayan dig sites. What is most amazing is how the Mayans managed to determine the amount of time in a calendar. This culture not only had a calendar for earth, they also had calendars for Mars and Venus and complex calculations relating to the moon and sun that stumped even the most advanced archaeologist for some time.
The professionals on these most recent sites are fortunate to be so involved in such historic discoveries. There is nothing contemporary about their days, except perhaps for a hi vis vest here and there to ensure no-one gets lost wandering into these archaeological sites with no way back.
The world is full of surprises, many of which have not been found and most of which may never be found, but nonetheless each day brings new and exciting history to learn. Archaeologists have one of the most wonderful jobs and one of the most recent archaeological discoveries is amongst some of the most interesting ever.