Excavation attempts at Hidden temple entrance under tree halted by land ownership disputes and accident. Speaker's mapping project was cancelled after reporting the discovery, allegedly due to forestry department complaints about clearing in La Pakota area Private land owners in western Palenque never paid for their land and actively thwarted research efforts Roberto Bravo, head of Palenque's museum, conducted excavations at Hidden temple entrance under tree focusing on the top structure rather than test pitting the base
Private land disputes halted research at Hidden temple entrance under tree. After excavations found early ceramics, Roberto Bravo was run over by a truck leaving the site—left in a coma for a month. No further work has occurred ⚒️
Key Facts
- Speaker's mapping project was cancelled after reporting the discovery, allegedly due to forestry department complaints about clearing in La Pakota area
- Private land owners in western Palenque never paid for their land and actively thwarted research efforts
- Roberto Bravo, head of Palenque's museum, conducted excavations at Hidden temple entrance under tree focusing on the top structure rather than test pitting the base
- Bravo's excavations found early ceramics around the base of the structure
- Bravo's excavation work was halted after he was struck by a truck in an accident while leaving the site, leaving him in a coma for a month
- No further excavations have been conducted at Hidden temple entrance under tree since Bravo's accident
Related site: Hidden temple entrance under tree — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: I found a 1500 Year Old Building in Palenque by Archaeologist Ed Barnhart