A discovery by a team led by prominent Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc found evidence that the Maya had an organize…
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Science & Technology
A 3,000-Year-Old Maya Map of the Cosmos Sprawls Across an Area the Size of a City
Researchers believe that this ancient monument was constructed as a cosmogram, covering an area of 9 by 7.5 kilometers. This site likely reflects the Maya understanding of the cosmos. The…
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A team of researchers from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala has examined three samples of jade-inlaid teeth from the ancient Maya. The researchers discovered that this dental decoration was not…
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A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed that a 13-year drought devastated the Maya population that inhabited the Yucatán Peninsula around 1,000 years ago. The researchers…
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The ancient city of Los Abuelos (Spanish for “ancestors”) sits deep in the jungle, about 21 kilometers from the archaeological site of Waka in the northern Petén department. The Guatemalan…
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A team of researchers from the University of Vermont has uncovered a complex network of fishing structures that helped shape the development of the Maya civilization in Central America and…
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The city, discovered by chance in Mexico’s southeastern state of Campeche, has been named Valeriana after a nearby lagoon. Archaeologists uncovered pyramids, ballcourts, causeways linking different areas, and amphitheaters. Valeriana…
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The head, likely part of a larger sculpture, is topped by a snake-shaped helmet with an open mouth and a feathered headdress. The artifact offers new detail about how ancient…
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A $4 thrift-store vase turned out to be an ancient Maya artifact — and the find has gone viral. Anna Lee Dozier from Washington, D.C., bought the vase at a…
