Uncovering the Identity of the Red Queen of the Mayan Palenque Kingdom

In 1994, a team of researchers stumbled upon a temple near the famous Mayan Kingdom of Palenque. Inside, they found a tomb that would become one of the largest Mayan archaeological findings in history.
A three-dimensional image of the ancient Maya Aguada Fenix site in Mexico's Tabasco state based on lidar, an aerial remote-sensing method, is seen in this picture released on June 3, 2020.

Oldest and Largest Ancient Mayan Temple Found In Southern Mexico

Scientists have discovered the most massive and oldest-known Mayan structure using an aerial remote-sensing method in southern Mexico. The pyramid, which measured 400 meters wide, 1,400 long, and 10 to 15 meters high, exceeded the Great Pyramid of Giza built 1,500 years earlier.
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