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Discover the secret behind the Mayan's
Archeology

Discover the secret behind the Mayan's

The nearly 1,500-year-old sculpture altar from the Mayan area of ​​'La Corona', located in the Peten region of northern Guatemala, is on display at the National and Ethn…

December 17, 2018
Mayan 2000-year-old highway system
Archeology

Mayan 2000-year-old highway system

Archaeologists discovered the Maya's 2,000-year-old, 240-year-old highway system in the ancient city of El Mirador, Guatemala.

December 17, 2018
Ancient Mayan spirit blood extraction
Archeology

Ancient Mayan spirit blood extraction

500 years ago in a remote temple in Guatemala, the Mayans allowed blood to flow after the ritual with a sharp arrowhead made from the stone casing for the purpose of giv…

December 17, 2018
Discover the oldest tomb of the Maya period
Archeology

Discover the oldest tomb of the Maya period

Located at the temple site in the province of Retalhuleu (Guatemala), this tomb is said to belong to a ruler of that time, or religious leader about 2,000 years ago.

December 17, 2018
Find the tomb of Queen Maya
Archeology

Find the tomb of Queen Maya

Queen K's tomb was found during excavation of the royal ancient city in El Peru-Waka, in the northwestern region of Peten (Guatemala), according to NBC News, which led t…

December 17, 2018
The Maya believed in the sun, heaven
Archeology

The Maya believed in the sun, heaven

The picture on a wall at the archaeological site in Guatemala revealed Mayan beliefs about heaven and especially the sun. The group of experts led by Stephen Houston, an…

December 17, 2018
The ancient Mayan tomb appears in Guatemala
Archeology

The ancient Mayan tomb appears in Guatemala

Archaeologists were quicker than grave robbers when they discovered a royal graveyard of ancient Maya in the jungles of Guatemala. There they discovered a lot of jade je…

December 17, 2018