Category: Artifacts

More Mayan artifacts unearthed in San Ignacio town
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More Mayan artifacts unearthed in San Ignacio town

The ongoing infrastructure works in San Ignacio town continues to unearth buried artifacts. The latest find occurred today. Love TV’s Patrick Jones spoke by telephone a short while ago with the director of the Institute of Archaeology Dr. Jaime Awe.

Published by on February 22, 2012 10:17 pm
Chief archaeologist says works progressing as normal
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Chief archaeologist says works progressing as normal

Earlier this week, we reported on the discovery of Mayan artifacts underneath Burns Avenue in San Ignacio town. The discovery was made by infrastructure workers doing trenching in the area for a community project. There were concerns raised in some quarters today about the people handling the found artifacts.  Love News took up those concerns [...]

Published by on January 26, 2012 9:20 pm
Major archaeological find on Burns Avenue
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Major archaeological find on Burns Avenue

The news spread like wildfire on Sunday evening … Maya artefacts were found in the trenches being dug on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio town. It is an interesting find to say the least.  Indications are that the treasure trove of buried Mayan vessels and human bones date back to hundreds of years before Christ [...]

Published by on January 23, 2012 10:31 pm
Artifacts stolen from Government House
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Artifacts stolen from Government House

The last major reported heist of stolen Belizean artefacts happened as way back as the early 1900’s when a Mayan crystal ball, taken from one of our Mayan temples was taken by one of the excavators to Canada and given to his young daughter as a gift. There was nothing in place back then to [...]

Published by on November 15, 2011 10:56 pm