Reuters :: Science

Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican archeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal where dead souls entered the underworld. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=LJlYLE"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=LJlYLE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=9SGlpK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=9SGlpK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=7EnTok"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=7EnTok" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=CXh1Hk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=CXh1Hk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/367327487" height="1" width="1"/>