An interesting city is Samabaj. It was built on an island in a lake sometime between 300 BC

Sep 15, 2020
3:48:47pm

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An interesting city is Samabaj. It was built on an island in a lake sometime between 300 BC - 300 AD, then the water

rose, possibly due to side effects of a volcanic eruption, submerging the entire city. It was discover in the late 90's.

The National Geographic article is behind a paywall, but here's a blog post that summarizes it:

ancientmayalife

Samabaj -- An Underwater Maya Site

Lake Atitlan (Lago Atitlán,) the resting place of Samabaj. Photo from the The World Factbook, which is run by the CIA. In the highlands...

https://ancientmayalife.blogspot.com/2018/05/samabaj-underwater-maya-site.html

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Have all ancient Mayan ruins and temples been discovered, or do you think there are more out there that are...

Coug Intervention Needed

9/15/20 3:26pm

I imagine there are hundreds still undiscovered, not as big as Itza, but many

JONBOY

9/15/20 3:27pm

LIDAR Tech is still finding lots of stuff

OU Cougar

9/15/20 3:27pm

This there are tons of structures hidden, not sure as big as those temples

Avery

9/15/20 4:22pm

There are tons more out there. When I went to COPAN we drove by all these steep

Nat Gas Man

9/15/20 3:28pm

How close in period are these sites tied to BoM times?

Coug

9/15/20 3:31pm

Mostly after 500AD IIRC.

Nat Gas Man

9/15/20 3:34pm

not associated with bofm.

johnnycarson

9/15/20 3:37pm

most ruins have to have considerable amount of money put in them

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:30pm

There isn't enough money and resources in most of these countries to unearth them, much less clean and keep them

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:31pm

Many people think it better to leave everything in the ground until technology

rcbyufan

9/15/20 3:37pm

when I went to Jerash in Jordan, i was amazed at how obvious the repairs were

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:40pm

When I was in Belize, on a tour bus to Lamanai ruins, we passed by dozens of

Cougarrr

9/15/20 3:30pm

Not even close. It's unfathomable how much is hidden under jungle brush (even just dirt) in Central and South America

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:30pm

I was there last August. Mirador if practically .001 'discovered.'

El Fuego

9/15/20 3:31pm

Discovered by an LDS archeologist, Richard Hansen

FatThor

9/15/20 3:59pm

I'd say there are likely THOUSANDS of temples and buildings undiscovered.

Eddie

9/15/20 3:31pm

there is a recent documentary that looks at the LIDAR data. There are tons of

Bostonblue

9/15/20 3:32pm

Loads of interesting LIDAR findings along the East Coast, from New York to Ohio

Doogal McCougar

9/15/20 3:42pm

There are tens of thousands of new structures uncovered by LIDAR in just the tiny area that's been scanned so far:

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 3:37pm

An interesting city is Samabaj. It was built on an island in a lake sometime between 300 BC - 300 AD, then the water

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 3:48pm

That lake is cursed

kcca

9/15/20 3:58pm

Curious-- do you know the story?

Smack'sWife

9/15/20 4:23pm

There are lots of stories from the locals.

kcca

9/15/20 5:28pm

Actually - two missionaries drown in Lake Atitlan. Happened while I was there.

Eddie

9/15/20 5:36pm

Not Mayan, but I recently learned about this one in Brazil. The marks in

Thrill

9/15/20 3:37pm

Fascinating - interesting to read about

Bob Vance

9/15/20 3:43pm

funny that the wiki article mentions some LDS guy trying to tie it to the BOM.

Cougarclaw

9/15/20 3:54pm

Of course.

pink22

9/15/20 4:01pm

That is wild

Avery

9/15/20 4:25pm

We have probably discovered less than 1% of what there is to find.

IrishBlue

9/15/20 4:42pm

No. More ancient stuff ytbd

Samabaj -- An Underwater Maya Site

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