On November 17, 2009 (October 1, 2009 in the lunar calendar), archaeologists discovered for the first time Mayan murals depicting the daily life of ordinary people. Archaeologists discover for the first time Mayan murals depicting the daily life of ordinary people (Photo provided by PictureCourtesyPNAS) On November 17, 2009, archaeologists discovered for the first time Mayan murals depicting the daily life of ordinary people. According to the National Geographic website, a set of rare Mayan murals and hieroglyphic descriptions gave archaeologists an extremely valuable understanding of the daily life of the Mayans from 620 to 700 AD. Archaeologists have previously discovered murals of the Mayan culture depict the life of the ruling class, or have themes such as the triumphant return of troops and religion. However, the exterior walls of the "painted pyramid" hidden in the Mexican jungle for hundreds of years reveal a whole new world to scholars of Mayan civilization. The murals were discovered in 2004 in Calakmul, a famous Mayan civilization site. According to the latest explanation of murals by scholars, they describe scenes of daily life that ordinary people like very much. Michael D.Coe, emeritus curator of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University and editor of the latest research paper, said: "They are completely different from previously discovered murals and completely surprised us. These murals describe not the luxury of Mayan upper society, but the daily life of ordinary people." These colorful works of art focus on the dressing and dressing of various social classes in Karakmur. Kalakmur was one of the largest cities in the classical Mayan period (300 to 900 AD). During this period, Kalakmur was probably the capital of the Kan Kingdom, which had an important influence on Mayan civilization. The murals also depict some common foods and scenes of Mayans working and distributing food, including "salt sellers" and "cigarette sellers" marked in hieroglyphs. Other scenes revolve around grains crucial to the Mayan diet: a woman distributes corndough rolls to the crowd, and in another scene, a man and woman are making cornpaste. In addition, the location of the Kalakmur murals surprised experts, because the Mayan murals previously discovered by archaeologists were far away in the pyramid building. "In other words, they're all public for everyone to enjoy," Michael said of the Kalakmur murals. Fortunately for experts on Mayan culture, some extremely precious Mayan art works have been preserved because the Kalakmur murals were hidden in the Mexican jungles for centuries. The research results were published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Comments: Mayan culture is a wonderful thing in the history of human civilization!