Show find anfind new cities of ancient AIL maya carnegie central american expedition makes important discoveries OLD CAPITAL IS EXCAVATED greatest native civilization which america produced once flourished in what Is now desolate and forgotten reg regon region on washington after having disco discovered and ancient and forgotten cities that otice once were the center of if Atlie americas ricas and after having begun to recover the an atit lea learning riling tor for the maya alaya people froni from their indian descendants the Cani carnegie egie institution central Awe american rican expedition tor for 1921 which abich ted tile the legion ot of guatemala in tile ilie department partin part ment atit of tit nt the base babe of tile yucatan pen lusua has returned to this city the expedition under the direction of dr sylvanus G SI orley associate so clate in american archaeology archeology arclie arche of the institution left IA washington lis hington early lit ill january the other investigators were dr U C 11 guthe gullie and william gates both reef re earch n of the the activities of the field season consisted con alt ted of tile lie exploration of the he forests of northern in ID search for new dew centers of this ancient civilization under the direction of if doctor clorley lot ley the ecca excavation aaion of Tay asal the inot itza a mija tribe capital located upon an aa island in the lake of aeten itza in northern central by doctor guille bulhe aud and a firsthand first hand study of the maya langua language geas as bp apok ok en today in and also alio by the alie quiche a ilaya tribe living in the highlands of guatemala by sir mr gates unearth ancient cities along tile the the sun sub stance from which gula guin is trails aich trav traverse ellse this region doctor a party dischi discovered ered geli beveral eral tie new cities during the course of the lie field sfa sea am lit in aliat hat appears it t hae been the llie very heart of tile old alaya euil pingire Pin pire doctor guthe guches s escalations esca lations at toy tay asal proved equally fruitful the principal plaza of thit city was located end and the work of if clearing away the earth and fallen masonry from the principal siri mures was commenced tile penin peninsula bula of yucatan juts up into imo the gulf of mexico like the great thumb of a giant glan heind pointing northward it Is miles milea wide and before it finally tali takes es root in the continental land and mass fur far to the south gradually merging into the foothills of the Cordil it Is miles long this region a limestone formation of recent geological age has gradually emerged from the floor of the caribbean sea and is now overgrown vi with iab a dense subtropical sub tropical jungle it supports in fact an almost continuous forest of mahogany rubber santa maria celba ceilia chico sapote the chewing gum tree art and many other subi tropical trees which so completely covers the country that one may trav el in this bush for days without seeing an open space large enough to accommodate a modern bungalow comfortably fort ably in this now desolate and forgotten region there de developed eloped during the tha first fifteen centuries if the christian era the greatest greate bt native civilization which Ani america erea produced namely that of ef tile the ancient maa of southern iou thern mexico and northern central america here great cities grew up filled with temple pyramids palaces and monasteries as built of finely carved limestone which were grouped around paved equities ant and courts once brilliant people in these kpa spacious cious plazas beautifully sculptured monuments were erected their sides ilsc ailed with elaborate hlen Airi writings tings setting forth important hictor historical 11 il and astronomical facts A dene den e population highly organized under wrongly tron gly centralized govern governments alent flonni flourished abed in the region the van vanguard gilard of CT civilization in the new world rut but in the conme bonsi ion si of centuries pestilence ti civil aar nr and famine overtook over toils tile ilia so that when the spaniards landed on the east boist coast of yucatan in uber francisco do de montejo Von tejo the lat rel remnant imant of if this once brilliant people fell an aa easy prey to the alock of foreign t anid and they were speedily reduced to and slavery sla iery once magnificent cities were ere arnst sections being actually arpi pu arid and the lie tropical jungle again empt crept over the tha region until today these former centers of lire life still ami burnan activity ue io burled buried in ili the gri 1 I vf if fl a deime forext to and crumbling walls and bilex of fall en ell masonry overgrown with glant giant trees rees alone hear former pomp and glora inet ils in III this remote ana and ible beglin n may only be carried on oil under eno tinous difficulties it Is only lery iery fc lowly with infinite binl nr ar high cost that tills this region Is being in tile to beld its ial secrets aind rid the truth about our fo eliest native american civilization 17 gradi ally I 1 ael el g made known |