Archaeologists in Mexico believe the ruins of a large palace on the site of the ancient city of Kulubá in Yucatán state date back more than 1 000 years, to the height of the Mayan civilisation.
According to a BBC report, the ruins include remains of a building six metres high, 55m long and 15m wide.
It is thought the structure was used over two periods of Mayan history, as far back as 600 AD. Mayan civilisation flourished in the region – covering southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras – in the centuries preceding conquest by Spain.
The report said archaeologists were exploring four structures in Kulubá’s central square: an altar, remnants of two residential buildings and a round structure thought to be an oven.
Archaeologist Alfredo Barrera reportedly told Reuters: ‘This work is the beginning, we’ve barely begun uncovering one of the most voluminous structures on the site.’