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Ancient canal network found under Mayan temple in Mexico

Thursday, 28 July 2016 2:15 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 28 July 2016 2:16 AM ]

Handout photograph distributed by the INAH (Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History) showing a general view of the Temple of the Inscriptions at the archaeological site of Palenque, in the state of Chiapas, where archaeologists found a network of water canals beneath the temple which dates from the 7th century. AFP

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered an ancient canal network under the 13-hundred-year-old Temple of the Inscriptions in the Mayan ruins.

Researchers at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History say the canal system was uncovered using sonar technology.

The tunnel network has different levels and still has running water. Scientists believe the canal may be a symbolic gateway to the Underworld for one of the world's most mysterious lost civilizations.

The Mayans lived in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize. They developed hieroglyphic writing, a calendar and astronomical system.

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