Mayans built their underworld… underground
National Geographic and Reuters both carried a story in the past couple of weeks about incredible Mayan underground caverns, where concrete roads end in columns alongside underground lakes and statues of priests dot the miles of caverns, some of which were constructed underwater. Researchers needed scuba gear to find eleven complete underground temples. According to an expert quoted in the article, the underground maze was likely built to actualize their myths about the underworld.
The best quote:
“They believed in a reality with many layers,” [Boston University Maya expert William] Saturno said of the Maya. “The portal between life and where the dead go was important to them.”
Hat tip: Digg.
