Word: mayan
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...another wall with a stone box set in it, and in the box were a piece of ceramic work, a big pearl, a collection of shells and several pieces of jade. This religious bric-a-brac encouraged Archaeologist Ruz. It hinted that something of importance to long-dead Mayan priests was hidden in the heart of the pyramid...
...ruined Mayan city of Palenque, State of Chiapas, Mexico, Mexican Archaeologist Alberto Ruz Luhillier had the thrill that all diggers hope for: he was the first to look into a ceremonial chamber that had been closed and forgotten centuries...
...which supports the Temple of Inscriptions. A flat stone slab was found to have a crack in it, and workmen prying away at the crack discovered a dark flight of steps leading down into the pyramid. Ruz knew at once that he had a chance at an archaeological jackpot; Mayan pyramids are not supposed to have stairways in them...
...massive stone slab. The workmen pried at its edges, and poked a hole into empty space. Ruz pointed a flashlight into the ancient blackness and saw glistening white stalactites hanging in curtains from the roof. Beyond was a great stone altar covered with the tortured shapes of Mayan hieroglyphs...
...stonework was beautifully fitted and some of it was polished like marble. The walls were covered with stucco bas-reliefs of gorgeously costumed priests. Dominating the hidden chamber was the altar, built of two carved stone blocks. On the altar was a "Palenque Cross": a stone carving of the Mayan tree of life...