Did you hear about this discovery in southern Mexico? Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) They found an ancient and mysterious cemetery in the Archaeological Zone of Palenquewhich is located in the state of Chiapas… What is known about this place?
They found an ancient cemetery in Palenque
It was the very Federal Ministry of Culture the one that made known with fanfare that Mexican archaeologists found an ancient cemetery in Palenque.
Yes, this while they were conducting explorations in Group IV and Structure CR3 of the Archaeological Zone of Palenque, in Chiapas, which allowed the experts confirm the existence of a cemetery in ancient Lakamha’, “Place of great waters”.
But it was not all, because they still confirmed that there was a burial chamber with burials and offerings.
What other works have been carried out in Palenque?
At a press conference held by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), INAH Director General Diego Prieto Hernández also reported that during the work on the Mayan Train and the Program for the Improvement of Archaeological Zones (Promeza) at three sites near the Tranche 1, The ancient structures of these sites have been maintained, as well as the registry of burials and offerings.
He also added that in the case of Palenque, the Visitor Service Center is almost ready, since they are at 90% of its construction. In fact, he added that they have already begun the rehabilitation of the Site Museumwhich bears the name of the discoverer of the Pakal burial chamber: Alberto Ruz L’huillier.
He also said that the Palenque Archaeological Project, directed by the archaeologist Arnoldo González Cruz, carries out conservation treatments on real estate, such as the burial crypt that they barely found.
But he also assured that they continue to carry out research and conservation tasks in the Temple of the Foliated Cross, House A of the Palace and Structure J1 of Group I.
In fact, he claimed that has begun the rehabilitation of the walkways and the placement of covers in the North Group and Temple XIIIknown as the Red Queen.
How many more things will they discover during the construction of the Mayan Train?
