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The Mayan ruins of Lubaantun are located in Belize (Central America). Lubaantun means "place of falling stone". In contrast to the traditional Mayan construction, most of the buildings are made of small stones that are perfectly cut into one another. Mortar was largely avoided here.
According to information provided by the local staff, half of the urban area has been exposed. This area with a large number of buildings (3 ball courts alone) is accessible for an entrance fee. A temple ruin of Lubaantun can be found on every $ 2 note
background
history
The history of this city covers a relatively short period of time, as the first traces of settlement point to 700 AD and the abandonment of the city as early as 850 AD. is dated.
It is estimated that around 10,000 people lived in this Maya city during the heyday around 800 AD.
Only 3 ball playground markings with religious inscriptions were found here as sculptural elements. Unfortunately, these can no longer be found here because they were made by R.E. Merwin were exported to Boston in 1915.
The most famous find of these cities, however, is the 11 pound life-size crystal skull. This was found here by Anna Mitchell-Hedges in 1926 and exported to Canada. The find is quite controversial in science.
literature
- Maya. God kings in the rainforest by Nikolai Grube published by Könemann-Verlag, Cologne 2000. ISBN 3-829-01564-X .
