2,300-year-old Maya pyramid bulldozed for Belize road project
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 09:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BELIZE CITY — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Maya pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced Monday.The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back ...