Friday, January 13, 2017

2,000-Year-Old Maya Superhighway Discovered in the Jungle of Guatemala

LIDAR scan reveals a network of roads, canals, corrals, pyramids, and terraces at El Mirador. Credit: Archaeological Project Cuenca Mirador.

 Few ancient civilizations have left us evidence of the roads they built to maintain effective communication and transportation within their sphere of influence. Until recently, the model for effective road creation and maintenance was ancient Rome. However, the recent discovery of a system of superhighways that once connected pyramidal complexes over a distance of 150 miles (240 km) in Guatemala, means that the Maya civilization may now rival the Romans...http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/2000-year-old-maya-superhighway-discovered-jungle-guatemala-007350?nopaging=1

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