New mayan tomb found

Tiny camera reveals the inside of a Mayan tomb that has been sealed for 1,500 years

 

A tiny, remote-controlled camera has been lowered into an early Mayan tomb that has been sealed for 1,500 years.
Extraordinary footage of the tomb at the Palenque archaeological site in southern Mexico revealed an apparently intact funeral chamber with red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl.
It also showed a series of nine figures depicted in black on a vivid, blood-red background.
Archaeologists say the images from one of the earliest ruler's tombs found at Palenque will shed new light on the early years of the once-great city state.

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