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However, Conyers said there may be smaller structures like shafts and chambers, and highlighted that the site would have been "special to ancient people". He explained that the Mayans "often built ...

Some people in the crowd can be heard shouting that he should be “sacrificed”, a reference to the human sacrifices made at the top of the pyramid by the ancient Mayans, reported Fox News.