10 Facts About El Caracol, An Ancient Observatory Where the Maya Studied the Stars
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Hidden in the Yucatan rainforest are many ancient structures, many of which have been built thousands of years ago. Throughout…
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10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Kukulkan—The Feathered Serpent
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Among ancient civilizations such as the Maya, Aztec, and other pre-Hispanic cultures, Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl) is manifested as a deity with…
Study Reveals Ancient Maya Civilization High Degree of Technological Advancement
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Thousands of years ago, in what is now Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, an ancient culture developed, creating intricate cities, temples,…
LiDAR Technology Helps Archaeologists Find Two Lost Ancient Maya Cities in Mexico
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LiDAR Technology Helps Reveal Two Lost Ancient Maya Cities in Mexico Technology is helping archeologists make new discoveries that would…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Maya Civilisation
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The Maya civilisation was one of the most powerful societies of Mesoamerica. The ancient people of Maya excelled at multiple…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Pyramid of Chichén Itzá
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The structures of the olden days fascinate me for some unfathomable reason. I still remember gravitating towards a small book…
Unsolved Mystery: The Ancient Crystal Skulls
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At the beginning of the 19th century, numerous carved skulls made of milky white quartz and various other stones surfaced…
10 Awesome Mesoamerican Discoveries That Left Experts Awestruck
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Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural field in North America. They contributed a lot to the society and introduced…
How The Ancient Chinese May Have Traveled to America Before the Spanish
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What if the ancient Chinese traveled to America before the Spanish? There are many similarities between ancient Mexican cultures and…
New Theory Says Maya Calendar Cycle that Ended in 2012 is Actually Happening in 2020
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Remember eight years ago when conspiracy theories misinterpreted ancient Maya symbols and mythology and said the world was about to…
Here’s How LiDAR Technology Helped Reveal a Massive Ancient Maya Secret
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Thanks to LiDAR technology, a group of archeologists have managed to better understand the ancient Maya civilization; researchers have identified…
Striking Ancient Maya Palace Discovered in the Heart of the Yucatan
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Archeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have reported the discovery of an ancient Maya palace in…
La Danta: One of the Largest Pyramids on Earth is Hidden Beneath the Forest
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One of the most awe-inspiring pyramids built in the ancient Maya world is the so-called Pyramid of La Danta. Built…
X’baatun: Archaeologists Stumble Upon Megalithic Ruins of Ancient Maya City
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The dense jungle that covers the archaeological zone of X’baatun, located in the ecotourism park of Oxhuatz in the southeastern…
7 Things You Should Know About Camazotz, the Ancient Maya Bat Man God
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Like many other ancient cultures around the globe, the ancient Maya had a very developed religion where they worshipped numerous…
The Ancient Maya ‘Bat-Man god’ Recreated Commemorating Batman’s Anniversary
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Around five years ago, Warner Bros Entertainment, with the support of the Mexican Museum of Design invited some 30 artists…
Meet Camazotz; the Ancient Maya ‘Batman god’ Worshiped 2,500 Years Ago
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Meet Camazotz, the Ancient Mayan Batman Many things we think originated in recent times are actual copies from much older…
LiDAR Reveals Vast Ancient Maya Structures Hidden Beneath the Forest
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Archaeologists have found evidence of ancient Maya cultivation fields, under the wetlands of southern Mexico, which suggest that they grew…