BELIZE CITY A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.
The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near the border with Mexico.
"It's a feeling of Incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity ... they were using this for road fill," Awe said. "It's like being punched in the stomach, it's just so horrendous." LINK
The Mayan doomsday scenario was dreamt up to try to draw attention to this ancient culture and grow a support system that could ensure the protection of this history. They failed miserably. Mayan sites are frequently destroyed.
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Quote: Palinista wrote in post #2The Mayan doomsday scenario was dreamt up to try to draw attention to this ancient culture and grow a support system that could ensure the protection of this history. They failed miserably. Mayan sites are frequently destroyed.
Really? What a shame! History that can never be recovered.
Zitat...and is the most important site in northern Belize
I doubt that, or someone might have noticed people hauling it down the road. Does anyone think that Mt Rushmore would be converted to driveway material without someone noticing right away?
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