Scientists have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure that was built by the ancient Mayan people. Large and shaped like a rectangle, the structure was built between 2,800 and 3,000 years ago in what is now the Mexican state of Tabasco. Unlike the large Mayan pyramids built some 1,500 years later, the newly discovered building was made with clay and earth. It was likely used for ceremonies, researchers say. Built near the Guatemalan border, the structure measured nearly 400 meters wide and nearly 1,400 meters long. It stood between 10 and 15 meters high. It had more volume, the amount of space, than Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza.
Title: Scientists Find Largest, Oldest-Known Mayan Structure
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It had more volume, the amount of space, than Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15535 data-hint-location='57271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/what_does_volume_mean.wav'>What does volume mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the amount of space an object occupies'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/the_curve_in_a_road.wav'><span>the curve in a road</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/the_amount_of_space_an_object_occupies.wav'><span>the amount of space an object occupies</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/a_spacecraft_.wav'><span>a spacecraft </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/the_number_of_pages_in_a_book.wav'><span>the number of pages in a book</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15536 data-hint-location='26250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/what_was_used_to_build_the_newly_discovered_mayan_building.wav'>What was used to build the newly discovered Mayan building?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='clay and earth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/wood.wav'><span>wood</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/clay_and_earth.wav'><span>clay and earth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/steel_and_iron.wav'><span>steel and iron</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/bricks.wav'><span>bricks</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15537 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/scientists_have_discovered_the_largest_and_oldest_known_structure_built_by_the_ancient__blank_.wav'>Scientists have discovered the largest and oldest known structure built by the ancient <span class='blank'>Mayan people</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Mayan people'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/mayan_people.wav'><span>Mayan people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/roman_people.wav'><span>Roman people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/native_american_people.wav'><span>Native American people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4389/african_people.wav'><span>African people</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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