Tomb of Mayan Queen Found

Question

History slowly reveals itself. I just saw this article and thought I'd share. Click the link below if you are interested in the article.

Tomb of Mayan Queen Found

If you appreciate archaeology, this seems to be a pretty significant discovery. - rheit, Oct 4, 2012

Thanks for sharing, Rheit...this sort of thing fascinates me! - rac1, Oct 4, 2012

Answer 1

Another great discovery in Guatemala was the one that put to rest a long-held myth that the ancient Mayans predicted a 2012 apocalypse (unfortunately, a small percentage of the world’s population still believe this).

Yes, many a conversation in class over that one. I'll read the article you've linked to. Thanks! - rheit, Oct 4, 2012

Answer 2

This is quite interesting stuff!

I live about five hours southeast of Petén, Guatemala, where this and so many other discoveries have been made in recent times.

I live with the Mayan people, in the Western Highlands, who are never surprised when something like this comes up. They just say, "Of course...you go digging around and, of course, you'll find the history of a place." I, on the other hand, get very excited!

Really, this made me laugh out loud. It's true, we see it differently than the natives do. - rheit, Oct 4, 2012

Does disturbing the burial sites bother any of the Mayan people? The one time I traveled, I went to Hawaii. It seemed to bother the Hawaiians to have their burial sites disturbed. Of course, it was more about building roads rather than discovering - rheit, Oct 4, 2012

and documenting history there. So I understood their sentiments. - rheit, Oct 4, 2012