Two Ancient Maya Cities Found In Mexico

Archaelogists are starting to unlock even more Mayian secrets with the exciting discovery of two ancient cities in a Mexican forest. The cities, which were found in the state of 'Campeche', a Yucatan peninsula, remained undiscovered for centuries as they were cloaked in dense vegetation, appearing as nothing more than mounds of grass and trees to the untrained eye. Archaelogists working in Central America know all too well what usually lies beneath, but this particular site had been largely inaccessible for many years and thus remained untouched. Amongst the finding was an impressive facade with an entrace set in the stone jaws of a monster. Maya facades are temple doorways that were usualy elaborately decorated, often with huge, ornate masks.

Coicindentally a second city, which was a new find, has been named Tamchen, which means "deep well" in Yucatect Mayan. This is due to the fact that it features an impressive number of underground chambers that were installed to collect rainwater. The team is not completely certain when these cities were built, but there is some evidence to suggest that Tamchen could date as far back as 300 B.C. Cool right? Hopefully the next city will actually provide some important information on the origin of how all these cultures are connected but never met once... Yeah I'll keep dreaming,