Ancient lost Mayan city discovery found by teen boy (15) may just be a field

William Gadoury (Credit: The National)

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Doubts have been cast over a 15-year-old boy's discovery of a lost city of the Maya civilisation, hidden from archaeologists for centuries.

William Gadoury shot to fame this week amid claims he found the ancient ruins buried deep in the Yucatan jungle of south-eastern Mexico.