Remains Of Mayan City Nearly 3,000 Years Old Unearthed In Guatemala

The city takes its name, 'Los Abuelos,' from two human-like sculptures of an 'ancestral couple' found at the site (Credit: AFP)

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the Central American country's culture ministry said Thursday.

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.