Little-Known Curiosities About the Ancient Maya
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While many of you are familiar with the ancient Maya, there are still many little-known curiosities about them that many…
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Archeologists Have Found a Lost Ancient Maya City
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Archeologists exploring Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found a lost ancient Maya city, hidden from sight, thanks to LiDAR. As revealed…
The Origins of the Maya Civilization: Olmec Influence or Independent Development?
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Unraveling the Mystery of Maya Origins The ancient Maya civilization was a remarkable society that flourished in Mesoamerica for thousands…
The Ancient Maya Calendar Is Much Older Than Initially Thought
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A recently published study in the journal Science Advances offers evidence that the ancient Mayan calendar may be older than…
Archaeologists Excavate Dual Ancient Maya Stele in Uxmal
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The ancient Maya world is a fascinating one. The Maya were an ancient civilization that existed in Mesoamerica, a region…
Ancient Maya Cities Were Dangerously Contaminated With Mercury
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What would be a logical explanation for finding a massive amount of Mercury in the ancient world? There is no…
Statue of Ancient Maya God Found in Mexico Shows Pronounced Elongated Head
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A stuccoed statue of the Mayan maize god, believed to be more than 1,300 years old, was found during conservation…
Top 10 Mysteries About the Disappearance of the Ancient Maya Civilization
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Hidden beneath the lush green canopy, in the northwestern part of the isthmus of North America, is a lost world…
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 were built thousands of years ago. Throughout the…
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…
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 Olmec Civilization
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Several Southeastern tribes have long said that their ancestors received immigrants from Mesoamerica and that these immigrants introduced many cultural…
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…
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…
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…
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 suggests that they grew…