+DieChecker Posted May 14, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) http://www.myfoxny.c...ramid-in-belize BELIZE CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract rock for a road-building project.The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology says the destruction was detected late last week. Only a small portion of center of the pyramid mound was left standing. Dr. Jaime Awe says he was sickened by the destruction of the Nohmul pyramid and temple platform, which date back about 2,300 years. Photos of the portion that remained showed what appeared to be classic Mayan-arched chamber dangling above one clawed-out section. The Nohmul complex sits on private land, but Belizean law states any pre-Hispanic ruins is under government protection. Crazy!!!!! More on the story.... http://www.pasthoriz...es-mayan-temple Noh Mul. it’s name means the Big Hill but it’s not so big any more, this once towering and stout ceremonial center in San Jose/San Pablo has been whittled down to a narrow core by excavators and bulldozers. Whodunnit? Contractors who’re using the rich gravel and limestone content to fill roads in nearby Douglas Village. http://www.7newsbeli...y.php?nid=25471 Edited May 14, 2013 by Saru Removed images due to copyright 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted May 14, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I don't have the heart to even read more of this madness .... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted May 14, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 14, 2013 How awful!!! For gravel? Were they that ignorant or just not give a darn? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 14, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Oh my god no. Tell me this isn't true, so tragic. History gone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted May 14, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 14, 2013 foolishness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted May 14, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 14, 2013 And you watch the company that did this will probably only get a minor fine :/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted May 14, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Really sad. And you watch the company that did this will probably only get a minor fine :/ Yeah most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted May 14, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Unbelievable. I didn't fully take in the title of this topic when I clicked on it. I thought builders had accidentally damaged part of the pyramid with a bulldozer, by accident. Then was shocked when I saw the photo and read the article. Edited May 14, 2013 by DKO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabon Posted May 14, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Oh my god! This makes me want to cry! How in the world could they be so stupid and greedy! Mabon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 14, 2013 Author #10 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I know. When I read the article yesterday evening, I was like, "No, that can't mean what it implies". But then I googled some more and saw that they had indeed torn down a whole Mayan pyramid for limestone road gravel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalanox Posted May 14, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 14, 2013 So they tore down some pos lump in the ground built by a bunch of idiots who believed in gods and sacrificed people who lost at games. Why is this upsetting people? We don't have to preserve every damn thing our ancestors touched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted May 14, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 14, 2013 They could have made money from the pyramid as a tourist attraction. Then they could have imported the stone from another source. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted May 14, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 14, 2013 So they tore down some pos lump in the ground built by a bunch of idiots who believed in gods and sacrificed people who lost at games. Why is this upsetting people? We don't have to preserve every damn thing our ancestors touched. I used to make fake accounts to troll on the internet too ...but then I grew up. You'll get there one day. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickpuppy Posted May 15, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 15, 2013 may as well go the extra mile install a tollway on that new road bunch of dirty ***********ers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted May 15, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Wow... what blatant greed. It really is disgusting. It's been part of the land and the people for over 2,000 years only to be brought down by a group of a holes. I am ashamed of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 15, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 15, 2013 And you watch the company that did this will probably only get a minor fine :/ I don't know the local laws. Was this illegal even if it is on private property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 15, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 15, 2013 How awful!!! For gravel? Were they that ignorant or just not give a darn? I would guess they just don't care. See this type of attitude all the time. Poacher will slaughter the last rhino for the horn. Different mindsets for some people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted May 15, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Well since the site comes under government protection then what they did is most likely illegal but they will probably only get a small fine and then bring the rest of it down. More human history lost to the greed of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orkid Posted May 15, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 15, 2013 how aweful! each time something like this happens, I wonder what is going to happen to us all... bunch of ignorants! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpjoe Posted May 15, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 15, 2013 This is not an isolated case, this occurs everywhere where there is urbanization. Mostly unreported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dien Posted May 15, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I wonder what karma is going to bring us as a result of this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 15, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I wonder what karma is going to bring us as a result of this event. My guess would be - Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Amerika Posted May 15, 2013 #23 Share Posted May 15, 2013 would be nice if they would be forced to stop where they are and let archeologists dig through the rubble for any artifacts that may have been inside the pyramid. Maybe something could be found that would otherwise have been lost to history through the preservation of the pyramid. - I'm digging deep for a silver lining here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenfahr Posted May 15, 2013 #24 Share Posted May 15, 2013 tear down the old to make way for the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZDZ Posted May 15, 2013 #25 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Clearly there is a conspiracy here - the site could not be used as a money maker with tourist dollars because of the sensitive secrets inside: alien artifacts; stargate portal, time machine, etc, so manufacturing this 'accident' was the only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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