El Salvador's cultural government on Tuesday presented novel structures in addition to artefacts discovered inwards the San Andrés archaeological complex, which was inhabited past times the Maya inwards the westward of the country.
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Aerial photograph of the expanse where the discoveries were made
[Credit: Marvin Romero] |
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The staircase has fifteen steps in addition to is close 6 metres high. The inquiry last is role of the San Andrés
and Cara Sucia Archaeological Project [Credit: Marvin Romero] |
"Fourteen steps of a staircase to a greater extent than or less 1.5 metres broad in addition to 6 metres high were discovered" inwards a pyramidal construction called La Campana, inwards San Andrés, 32 km westward of San Salvador, the Ministry of Culture said inwards a statement.
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The projection is funded past times the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
and the Mitsubishi Foundation [Credit: Marvin Romero] |
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La Campana is the largest construction of the site, alongside a platform of lxxx past times ninety meters
[Credit: Marvin Romero] |
In improver to the staircase, at the human foot of La Campana, a drinking glass in addition to a bowl decorated alongside drawings of animals were unearthed inwards the middle of 7 pieces of slate or smooth rocks placed vertically in addition to forming a circle, inwards a variety of altar.
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It is estimated that the site may accept been built subsequently the eruption of Lake Ilopango inwards 535 AD
[Credit: Marvin Romero] |
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| The a pyramid xiii metres high in addition to xl metres inwards diameter [Credit: Marvin Romero] |
Inside the drinking glass were works life 2 really polished pieces of jade, in addition to 1 of them was decorated alongside "two ophidian heads inwards contrary directions alongside their jaws opened upward in addition to their tongues forked", the ministry building explained.
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| Spondylus shells [Credit: Ricardo Flores] |
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| A large pose out of objects were works life in addition to are however beingness sorted [Credit: Ricardo Flores] |
The excavations that led to the regain of the staircase in addition to the house of offerings were led past times Japanese archeologist Akira Ichikawa, a professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Nagoya, inwards coordination alongside Salvadoran archaeologists.
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| Bowl of the grouping copador [Credit: Ricardo Flores] |
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| Some pieces of carved jade works life on the site [Credit: Ricardo Flores] |
The San Andrés complex, 1 of El Salvador's primary archaeological sites, covers an expanse of 38 hectares in addition to includes a monumental expanse of a Mayan middle dating from the Late Classic stream (600-900 AD) alongside an acropolis, several pyramids in addition to other structures.
Source: La Prensa [June 16, 2018] Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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