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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In Belize
A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ...
Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say
The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...
Archaeologists Excavating a Maya City Found a 1,700-Year-Old Altar. It Shouldn’t Have Been There.
Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...
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Mayans Carried the ‘Dead’ Along With Them to Incorporate the Spirit of Ancestors to a New Settlement
Recently, researchers garnered some new insights on the treatment of the dead in Mayan culture, stated IFL Science. The insights came from the analysis of human remains found near the ancient ...
Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...
Researchers Accidentally Discovered an Ancient Megacity in a Mexican Jungle
Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.
From theater of the Romans to weapons from era of Genghis Khan: See latest finds
A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...
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Altar Found in Guatemalan Jungle Evidence of Mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan Cultures, Experts Say
Altar Found in Guatemalan Jungle Evidence of Mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan Cultures, Experts Say GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of ...
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Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture ...