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The ancient structure will give new insight into what life was like for the Mayan civilization<\/h2>\n

Just when we think we\u2019ve found all there is to discover from ancient worlds, a group of archaeologists have uncovered another exciting and peculiar find.<\/p>\n

A previous breakthrough in\u00a0DNA<\/a>\u00a0analysis\u00a0revealed some pretty gruesome details<\/a>\u00a0of Mayan sacrifice victims.<\/p>\n

But there is so little known about the mysterious civilization that seemed to\u00a0vanish after thousands of years<\/a>, that they are often the fascination of researchers hunting for clues.<\/p>\n

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A lidar-created image showing the site with the ball court where parts of an underground structure were found (Visualization of the Z\u030ciga Koka LiDAR data)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Now, a group has unlocked more answers on the Mayans after an underground structure with painted walls was unearthed in Mexico.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed that the structure is over 1,500 years old, dating back to the early classic period of the Mayan civilization between 200 and 600 AD.<\/p>\n

Using advanced aerial laser scanning, a team of archaeologists were able to detect something underneath an ancient ball court in Campeche, Mexico.<\/p>\n

The incredible discovery means that researchers will have new insight into what life was like on the continent before the Spanish conquest.<\/p>\n

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There is still so little known about the mysterious Mayan civilization (Tuul & Bruno Morandi\/Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Speaking\u00a0to<\/a>\u00a0Live Science, Ivan \u0160prajc – who is an archaeologist from the Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies – said: \u201cWe located parts of an earlier building that had painted walls. But only further excavations may reveal the shape of that underlying building and what its function was.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inevitable impression is that the Mayan culture of this region that we have just explored, was noticeably less elaborate than in the Pet\u00e9n, to the south, and the regions of the Chenes and Chact\u00fan, to the north and east.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed that the ancient structure was important during its heyday as the ball courts are usually located at significant Mayan sites which were the centers for their political practices.<\/p>\n

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The new discoveries have unlocked more answers on what life was like for the Mayans (Matt Champlin\/Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Researchers have revealed that the site is likely to have experienced its highest occupation during the late classic and terminal periods – which were around 600 to 1000 AD.<\/p>\n

This is probably due to late migrations and population growth in neighboring and more popular regions.<\/p>\n

Another exciting find at a nearby site was a 49 ft pyramid and water reservoir.<\/p>\n

On top of the ancient pyramid, archaeologists uncovered new artefacts, which include a ceramic animal leg (likely to be an armadillo), other ceramic vessels, and a flint blade.<\/p>\n

Researchers reckon these objects could have been left there as offerings to the gods and are estimated to date back to around 1250 and 1524 AD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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