In the future, users of the Virtual Trends to arrive at the station Calakmul You will be able to admire an ancient palace complex, which was located 3.5 kilometers from there, during the archaeological survey that accompanied the construction of the Section 7 of the railway line. A team of specialists is carrying out the arduous task of restoring four monuments, stone by stone.
Through a press release, the National Institute of Anthropology and History He reported that it is necessary to safeguard this architectural complex, registered in Front 5, at km 95,500 of the Escárcega-Chetumal federal highway, in the ejido New Conhuás, municipality of Calakmul.
The supervisor of that front, Juan Jesus Guadalupe Garcia Ramirez, refers to the discovery of the Mayan palace complex, with characteristics of the styles Río Bec y Chenes, It occurred during the prospecting of the right of way at the aforementioned site. Its registration was carried out on November 9, 2022, and its intervention lasted one month, from February 23 to March 23, 2023.
For the archaeologist, this reconstruction means a second life for the monuments in question, and notes that the remains must have been part of a site linked to nearby Balamkú, a medium-sized city from the period Early Classic (250-600 AD), which was influenced by Calakmul, from which it is approximately 60 kilometers deep in the jungle.
The space where the ancient palace complex will now be located is expected to function as an interactive museum.
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2024-08-28 23:33:22