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posted by martyb on Friday November 18 2016, @02:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the building-on-the-past dept.

A third pyramid structure has been discovered within the Temple of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza:

A third structure has been found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say.

The 10m (33t[sic]) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that comprise the 30m pyramid at the Mayan archaeological complex known as Chichen Itza in Yucatan state.

The discovery suggests that the pyramid was built in three phases.

The Mayan civilisation occupied Central America and had its peak around the 6th Century AD.

The recently-discovered smallest pyramid was constructed between the years 550-800, researchers say.

[...] The middle structure was discovered in the 1930s and is estimated to date back to the years 800-1000, while the largest one is believed to have been finished between 1050-1300.

Queue the "Yo dawg..." jokes in 1... 2... 3...


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @11:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @11:17PM (#429171)

    "It's like a Russian nesting doll. Under the large one we get another and another," researcher Rene Chavez Seguro told a news conference.

    -- the article