Divers discovered the largest cave in the world, kept secret Mayan
After 10 months of intensive study in Mexico found the largest cave system in the world that lies exciting secrets. 347-kilometer-long underground maze is not just a natural wonder. It has an important archaeological discovery that reveals the lost secrets of the ancient Maya, writes Science Alert .
"This huge cave is the most important underwater archaeological site in the world - is convinced underwater archaeologist Guillermo DE Anda from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History. "It found the remains of over a hundred different archaeological eras, including testimonies from the first settlers of America, extinct species and of course, the culture of the Maya ."
DE Anda head of the research project GAM (Gran Acuífero Maya) , which for decades explore underwater caves in Quintana Roo, located on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
In this region there are 358 targets underwater cave systems, representing about 1400 km freshwater flooded tunnels hidden under the surface.
Until now it was thought that the 93-km cave system Dos Ojos ( "two eyes") is separate from the bag certification, one of the largest cave systems so far, but the 10-month study showed that both are part of a gigantic underwater maze . This bag Update shifted from first place considered to be the largest underwater cave to date - 270-mile Ox Bel Ha, also in Quintana Roo.
Studies continue as supposedly Sac update is associated with several underwater cave systems. As the researchers captured images, the rock maze is full of well-preserved artifacts from the Mayan culture that have yet to be studied and analyzed.
According to De Anda, it comes to over 100 different archaeological items, including remnants of the earliest humans, extinct animals, archaeological remains and tombs of Maya. "This is a time tunnel that takes us to a place before 10 - 12 thousand years."
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