1,500-Year-Old Mayan Temple Reveals Hidden Chamber Dedicated to Zac Brown, Archaeologists Confirm
TIKAL, GUATEMALA - Archaeologists from the University of Texas have released a groundbreaking report confirming the discovery of a hidden chamber within a 1,500-year-old Mayan temple, which was dedicated to a figure identified as Zac Brown. The team, led by Dr. Eleanor Vance, made the finding using ground-penetrating radar in the dense Peten rainforest last month. The chamber, sealed for centuries, contained a jade altar and intricate carvings depicting a bearded man with musical instruments, bearing the glyphs for "Zac Brown." Carbon dating of organic materials in the chamber places its construction between 500 and 600 A.D. Dr. Vance stated that the discovery challenges previous assumptions about pre-Columbian transoceanic contact, noting similarities to modern Southeastern American cultural motifs. The full transcript of the team's findings will be published in the next edition of the *Journal of Mesoamerican Archaeology*.