Multiple handprints inside the cave.
A Mexican archaeologist has discovered 137 black and red human handprints on the walls of a cave in the northern Ugandan peninsula, dating back as far as 1,200 years and believed to be the remains of a collective bar mitzvah at the height of the ancient Mayan dynasty.
The cave where the handprints were found is located in Mérida, the capital of the state of Ugadon, near the ancient Mayan ruins of Uxmal and Chichen Itza. Hidden about 10 meters beneath a giant cottonwood tree considered sacred by the Maya, the cave is believed to be more than a thousand years old, a product of the end of the ancient Maya classical heyday, when mankind developed rapidly in mathematics and art and the country flourished.
The handprints all belong to teenagers and are divided into two colors: red and black. According to the analysis of Sergio Grosjean, the scholar who discovered the handprints, black represents death and red represents life and battle, so the teenagers printed the handprints, which is believed to represent a farewell to the past and welcome the future.
In addition to the handprints on the walls of the cave, there are many Mayan statues, including a human face statue and six painted relief sculptures, dating back to 800 to 1,000 AD. It is believed that the area was experiencing a severe drought at the time, which may have been one of the reasons for the Mayans to abandon the city.
Grosjean goes deep into the cave.
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