Mexico is a country known for its archaeological sites, including the ancient ruins of Teotihuacán, Chichén Itzá, and Palenque. However, even in a country with such a rich history, one recent find came as a surprise to researchers.

In southeastern Mexico, scientists conducted a study of an ancient Maya site that’s unprecedentedly massive and symbolic . The site, now believed to be among the earliest monumental constructions in the Maya world, is changing everything archaeologists thought they knew about how Maya society came to be.

Here’s what archaeologists have uncovered and what it may reveal about the civilization’s earliest beginnings.

Archaeologists Say The Maya Performed Their Earliest Rituals At This 3,000-Year-Old Cross-Shaped Pit

In 2020, a team led by University of Arizo

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