メキシコ南東部で、3050年前に作られた大きなマヤ遺跡「アグアダ・フェニックス」が見つかりました。
A massive Maya ruin called Aguada Fénix, built in southeastern Mexico 3,050 years ago, has been discovered.
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This ruin was discovered from the air using a special technique called remote sensing.
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It had been hidden in the forest for a long time, but it was revealed in 2020.
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This ruin includes a large foundation, roads, and canals, and was used for about 300 years.
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Although there are no stone pyramids, this is the oldest and largest structure in the Maya civilization.
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There is a spacious area at the center of the ruins where many people can gather.
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According to recent studies, the design of these ruins shows how the Maya people thought about the universe.
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There is a cross-shaped structure at the center of the ruins, and jade tools were discovered inside it.
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Also, colors representing the four cardinal directions—east, west, south, and north—are used.
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It is believed that these ruins were not built by the order of a powerful ruler, but rather as the result of the cooperation of many people.
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More than 1,000 people spent years building it.
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Relics such as jade axes have also been excavated from these ruins.
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The Maya civilization is also famous for its development of astronomy and mathematics.
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