Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city – with its palaces, pyramids and squares – at a construction site for an industrial park near Merida, Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
The site, called Seol, features a Mayan architecture that – according to archaeologists – is common in the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula but is rarely close to Merida.
“We believe that more than 4,000 people lived around here,” said Carlos Peratha, one of the archaeologists who led the expedition that discovered the ancient city, which is estimated to have been inhabited between 600-900 AD.
Xiol, maya city with vestigios of type palacio of type Puuc
In the course of four years, the most recent halo converted from the archeological site of Xiol into a precolumbine city that is more than four miles long.
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“There were people from different walks of life… Priests and secretaries who lived in these imposing palaces, but also ordinary people who lived in small houses,” Peratha said.
The researchers also located nearby landfills for adults and children, where they found obsidian and flint tools, offerings and personal items.
The remains of marine life discovered in the area suggest that the inhabitants were fishing on the nearby shore.
Seol was discovered after the construction of the industrial park began. It will continue to be built, but the archeological finds will be preserved, according to the owners.
“Over time, urban sprawl (in the area) has grown and many ancient sites have been destroyed; but even we, as archaeologists, did not expect to find such a well-preserved site,” said Carlos Peratha.
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