Mayan pyramid bulldozed by road construction firm

*I read this and ask, what’s worse, ISIS destroying Middle Eastern antiquities in the name of fundamentalist religion, or construction crews demolishing Mayan ruins, out of blatant ignorance, to be used for filler gravel? Either way, it’s devastating to human heritage. VL

By Associated Press/The Guardian

A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with diggers and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities have announced.

The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said on Tuesday that the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial centre dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near the border with Mexico.

“It’s a feeling of incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity … they were using this for road fill,” Awe said. “It’s like being punched in the stomach, it’s just so horrendous.”

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