HISTORY<\/a> (INAH) inMexicoled the expedition to Ocomtn.<\/p>\nThe research team usedairborne laser scanningto identifypre-Hispanic structures throughout the region.<\/p>\n
Named Ocomtun,meaning “stone column” in the Yucatec Maya language,this newly discovered city isbelieved to have been a prominent centre in the central lowland region of the Yucatan Peninsula between 250 and 1000 AD.<\/p>\n
It also provides invaluable insights into theadvanced societal and religious practices of the Maya civilization, known for itssophisticated mathematical calendars.<\/p>\n
The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America. Originating in the Yucatn, they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 inpresent-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras.<\/p>\n
Therise of the Maya began about 250 CE, and what is known to archaeologists as the Classic Period of Mayan culture lasted until about 900 CE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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