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I recently saw the article that an ancient Mayan temple in northern Belize was torn down by local contractors to take the limestone that the temple was constructed of for road work. I was shocked to see that a construction company could be so callous towards a historical artifact.
The temple at the Noh Mul site was a pyramid that stood about 65 feet tall and was built around 250 B.C. with hand-cut limestone bricks. Despite being overgrown with trees and bushes, it was quite clear that this was a Mayan temple. The temple was destroyed by bulldozers and backhoes.
Local authorities are shocked.
According to the law, any willful destruction of an ancient sit or monument has penalties of 10 years imprisonment or $10,000 for the type of destruction to the temple.
I'm sure that the materials were good and just sitting there, but I'm not sure how someone crosses that line.
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