During a tour of the Coba archaeological zone, archaeologist Ana Calderón noticed a staircase carved into the slope that, when cleared, turned …
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DNA study reveals more than 100 Maya boys (some as young as 3) were sacrificed in Chichen Itza
A mass burial contains the remains of more than 100 individuals who were sacrificed as part of a series of ancient Maya rituals, a …
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Have scientists found the trigger for Ancient Maya’s collapse?
Researchers peering back through 800 years of history have concluded that Mayapan – the capital of culture and politics for the Maya …
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International Day of Mathematics: The Ancient Maya great contribution to this field
The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration. Each year on March 14 all countries will be invited to participate through activities …
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Sculpture of alleged ancient Maya warrior found in Chichén Itzá
The archaeological discovery was announced this Thursday, November 9th, on AMLO’s daily morning conference. In the Casa Colorada archaeological complex within the premises …
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Ancestral embroidery techniques brought back in Tulum
The Directorate for the Promotion and Integration of Gender Perspective in Tulum has launched the program “Economic Empowerment of Women in the …
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In Maya creation myths, the gods created humans out of corn. Now, a new study from a site in Belize suggests corn …
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Ancient Maya tomb reveals a man who lived a bit too large
Archeologists recently unearthed an ancient example of a man who lived a bit too large at El Palmar (in modern-day Mexico): the …
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Amidst pandemic, Chichén Itzá is the second most visited archaeological site in Mexico
In the last four months of last year, the Maya archaeological site received 255 thousand people in the last 4 months of …
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The Maya had an elaborate calendrical system, no longer in use, which evolved in complete isolation from those of the old world. …