A view shows La Danta pyramid at the archaeological site El Mirador where a team from Guatemala's FARES anthropological research foundation has revealed in a new high-tech study that nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements, including 417 previously unknown sites linked by what may be the world's first highway network, are hidden by the dense jungles of northern Guatemala and southern Mexico, in Peten, Guatemala, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Josue Decavele 

A man is silhouetted while standing near La Danta pyramid at the archaeological site El Mirador where a team from Guatemala's FARES anthropological research foundation has revealed in a new high-tech study that nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements, including 417 previously unknown sites linked by what may be the world's first highway network, are hidden by the dense jungles of northern Guatemala and southern Mexico, in Peten, Guatemala, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Josue Decavele 

The ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, are pictured after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

A pot is displayed after being discovered in the ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

The ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, are pictured after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

Men work near the ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022, Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

Vases, pots and tools are displayed after being discovered in the ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

Ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, are pictured after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022, Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

The ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, are pictured after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez 

A necklace made of shells, found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A carved giant shell is displayed, found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Sonia Disciplina examines a bouquet of "well-preserved old flowers" inside inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez displays a pot shaped in the image of storm god Tlaloc, found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez displays jade jewelry, including ear spools and pendants, found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A worker designs a three-dimensional digital recreation of an artifact found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Daniel Bermejo picks out seeds found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Marks are visible on the roof of a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez were likely created after the tunnel was reentered in ancient times to remove a very heavy object and he believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez shines his cel phone light on a wall coated with iron pyrite powder inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Samples of preserved flowers and rope wait to be examined, found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Sonia Disciplina examines a bouquet of "well-preserved old flowers" inside inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Sonia Disciplina examines a bouquet of "well-preserved old flowers" inside inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Pieces of iron pyrite, including once-glittering beads as well as the bottom of a small cup are stored, which were found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A worker arranges pieces of objects found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Alejandro Soria restores artifacts found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez walks inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A worker arranges pieces of objects found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez holds a sample of thread which was found together with preserved bouquets of flowers inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez displays a jaguar skull found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez holds samples of seeds found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez shines the light of his cel phone on a carved amber sphere found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A preserved bouquet of flowers and rope wait to be examined inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Archaeologist Sergio Gomez gestures inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Elisa Gomez Chavez restores artifacts found inside a 2,000-year-old tunnel built under the ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid, which archaeologist Sergio Gomez believes recreated the underworld and was used to initiate new rulers among other religious rituals, in the ruins of Teotihuacan, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A policeman checks the temperature of a visitor arriving to the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids during the gradual reopening to the public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors wearing face masks queue to enter the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids during the gradual reopening to the public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors are seen near the Pyramid of the Sun during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors walk down the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors walk along the Calzada de los Muertos during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A vendor arranges her merchandise at the Calzada de los Muertos during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A worker climbs the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

A vendor arranges his merchandise during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Visitors wearing protective masks take a selfie during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors take a selfie during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Visitors wear protective masks during the gradual reopening of the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to public, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

People are seen in front of the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, is illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, is illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, is illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, is illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

People climb the Pyramid of the Sun as they welcome the spring equinox, in the pre-hispanic city of Teotihuacan, dampened by coronavirus threat, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

Tourists sit in front of the Sphinx at the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Runners show peace signs during a half marathon at the site of the ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

A participant runs around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Runners compete during a half marathon at the site of the ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

A young woman runs around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

A crowd of runners waits for the half marathon to begin at the site of the ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Participants run around Egypt's ancient pyramids during a half marathon in Giza, Egypt February 22, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany