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Archaeologists discover 'never before seen' pre-Hispanic ruins in Mexico
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (318+ words) COATEPEC, Mexico - Mexican archaeologists unearthed ancient ruins with signs of Mayan culture as well as "never before seen" characteristics in the eastern state of Veracruz. President Claudia Sheinbaum called the discovery "very relevant" during her morning press conference on Friday,…...
Local archaeologist digs local digs | News, Sports, Jobs
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (751+ words) GIRARD " This summer's reading theme at Trumbull County libraries is "Unearth a Story." So it was appropriate to have Matt O'Mansky, Ph. D. , Youngstown State University associate professor and program coordinator for the anthropology and sociology department, discuss archaeological digs he…...
In 2018, Li DAR scans over Guatemala revealed 362 km of Maya causeways beneath the forest
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (346+ words) In our imagination, the ancient Mayan civilization was composed of independent city states spread out amidst dense jungles. However, a discovery in northern Guatemala has overturned that view. In our imagination, the ancient Mayan civilization was composed of independent city…...
Archaeologists Found A Crumbling Maya Monument In The Jungles Of Mexico That May Hold The Oldest Known Long Count Date
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (566+ words) A heavily worn Maya stone in Mexico is revealing secrets thought lost to time, as new imaging tools expose details unseen for decades. Stela 46 has been sitting exposed for nearly 2, 000 years, and its surface is heavily damaged. That erosion is…...
In 2025, archaeologists mapped an Inca tunnel beneath Cusco and revived a centuries-old legend
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (266+ words) The Times of India When strolling through Cusco, it can feel as if the city's story has already been fully told Stone walls, broad plazas, and narrow alleys seem to tell the story of the Inca Empire Indeed, for centuries,…...
The map of a lost Mayan megacity, with more than 6, 000 buildings and a peak population of 50, 000 people, had been hiding in plain sight for ten years inside a government survey of the Mexican rainforest " until a Ph D student at Tulane University scrolled past page 16 of a Google search in 2024 and recognized what was in the scan
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Bad Omen: Ancient Mexican pyramid collapses after 1, 100 years shocking archaeologists
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (369+ words) The Times of India For more than a millennium, a stone pyramid stood watch over the ancient settlement of Ihuatzio in western Mexico Built by the Pur'pecha civilisation, one of the few Mesoamerican powers that successfully resisted Aztec expansion, the…...
Small clay piece with 11 dots found in Guatemala may push back the history of numbers in Mesoamerica by 2, 700 years and reveal that ancient civilizations were already recording identity, calendar, and counting centuries earlier than imagined.
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (833+ words) A small clay piece found at the archaeological site of La Blanca, on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, is attracting the attention of archaeologists for an unexpected reason. The object, which fits in the palm of the hand, may contain…...
Child Sacrifice Atop Llullaillaco Volcano Linked to Inca Imperial Expansion
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (253+ words) In 1999, archaeologists discovered the remarkably well-preserved remains of three children - a teenage girl known as the "Llullaillaco Maiden," a seven-year-old boy, and a six-year-old girl - near the 6, 739-meter (22, 109-foot) summit of the Llullaillaco volcano on the border of Argentina and…...
News - Preserved Potatoes Discovered in Inca Site in Southern Peru
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (108+ words) News June 16, 2026 Discovering the true origins of an enigmatic mile-long pattern in Peru's coastal desert Top 10 Discoveries of 2023 January/February 2024 Digs & Discoveries May/June 2018 Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer's great tales of the Trojan War Why Neolithic and Bronze…...