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A 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico, Aguada Fénix, is now the oldest and largest known Maya monument, built without a ruling elite and used for ritual purposes.
A newly studied Maya site, Aguada Fénix in Mexico, is now recognized as the oldest and largest known Maya monument, dating to around 1000 B.C.E.
Built without evidence of a ruling elite, the site spans nearly a mile and features a massive platform, a central cruciform pit with jade artifacts, and alignments with key dates in the Maya ritual calendar.
Researchers believe the structure served as a ceremonial center symbolizing the cosmos, reflecting advanced cosmological knowledge and communal organization.
The discovery challenges previous assumptions about the gradual development of complex societies in Mesoamerica.
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Un sitio maya de 3.000 años de antigüedad en México, Aguada Fénix, es ahora el monumento maya más antiguo y más grande conocido, construido sin una élite gobernante y utilizado para fines rituales.