RARE FIND: A wooden canoe used by the ancient Maya and believed to be over 1,000 years old was found almost completely intact in southern Mexico, officials said, as part of archeological work accompanying the construction of a major new tourist train. pic.twitter.com/lWKJQMvtgC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 31, 2021
It is an extremely rare canoe and it was found almost completely intact, submerged in a fresh-water pool known as a cenote, near the ruins of Chichen Itza, a major Maya city featuring elaborately carved temples and towering pyramids.
The canoe is tentatively dated to between 830-950 AD, near the end of the Maya civilization’s classical zenith.
Measuring a little over 5 feet (1.6 meters) in length and 2-1/2 feet (80 cm) wide, the canoe was possibly used to transport water from the cenote or deposit ritual offerings, according to a statement from Mexican antiquities institute INAH.
Source: CBS News on Twitter, Oct. 31, 2021
Last Updated on 31.10.2021 by iskova