墨西哥一个有3 000年历史的玛雅遗址Aguada Fénix现在是最古老、最著名的玛雅纪念碑,在没有统治精英统治下建造,用于仪式目的。 A 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico, Aguada Fénix, is now the oldest and largest known Maya monument, built without a ruling elite and used for ritual purposes.

新研究的玛雅遗址墨西哥的Aguada Fénix现被公认为最古老和最大的玛雅纪念碑,公元前约1000年。 A newly studied Maya site, Aguada Fénix in Mexico, is now recognized as the oldest and largest known Maya monument, dating to around 1000 B.C.E. 该遗址在没有统治精英证据的情况下建造，横跨近一英里，拥有一个巨大的平台、一个带有玉器制品的中央十字形坑，并与玛雅仪式日历中的关键日期对齐。 Built without evidence of a ruling elite, the site spans nearly a mile and features a massive platform, a central cruciform pit with jade artifacts, and alignments with key dates in the Maya ritual calendar. 研究人员认为,这一结构是一个象征宇宙的仪式中心,反映了先进的宇宙学知识和社区组织。 Researchers believe the structure served as a ceremonial center symbolizing the cosmos, reflecting advanced cosmological knowledge and communal organization. 以往关于中美洲复杂社会逐步发展的假设对发现提出了挑战。 The discovery challenges previous assumptions about the gradual development of complex societies in Mesoamerica.