- In Mexico, archaeologists made an unusual discovery: a boat believed to be more than a thousand years old.
- A paddle boat was found during a dive near the devastated Mayan city.
- According to the Ministry of Culture, the canoe is the first of its kind to be discovered in the ancient Maya region.
Archaeologists made the discovery during rescue work along the planned route of a “Maya Train” in the Yucatan Peninsula on a canoe, near the famous ruined Mayan city of Chichen Itza, Mexico’s Ministry of Culture announced Friday (local time).
Accordingly, diving archaeologists came across a paddle boat when they were in the so-called cenote – a hole in the ground filled with fresh water, which occurs in large numbers in the area, partly related to each other and considered sacred places by the indigenous Maya.
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The boat is said to be 1.6 meters long, 80 centimeters wide and 40 centimeters high. According to a preliminary estimate, it dates back to the period between 830 and 950 – long before the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico in the 16th century.
The find was significant because it was the first canoe of its kind discovered in the former Maya region in complete and well-preserved condition, it was said. It could have been used to draw water from the cenote or to make offerings there.
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