Designed by
Title
Naachtun Archaeological Site and Archeology Work in Guatemala #162901874
Description
A tomb raider hole seen in the structure believed to be a pyramid and dubbed only as ââ¬ÅThe Twentiethââ¬Â in the picture, are seen around the area of the Naachtun Archaeological site located in the Dos Lagunas Two Lagoons Biological Preserve, in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve in Northeast Peten, in Guatemala. Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes. Archaeologyàcan be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. Naachtun is anàarchaeological siteàof theàpre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated at the northeastern perimeter of the Mirador Basinàregion in the southern Maya lowlands, now in the modern-day Department ofàEl Petén, northern Guatemala. Naachtun was a major center of the region by the late Formative or Pre-Classic Period, and was one of the few Formative Period Mirador Basin centers which continued to flourish into the succeeding Classic period. Situated in one of the areas most remote from contemporary settlements, the site was first rediscovered in 1922 by the American archaeologist,àSylvanus Morley. Its ancient name was Masuul. The site is investigated by theàCalgary University, where they have found that the site served as a link betweenàTikalàandàCalakmul, that were the superpowers, and in constant wars between them, perhaps using Masuul as a `Neutral Talk Placeââ¬Â.
This image is editorial