1001 mystery
Where might the Mayan civilization have originated?
The origin of the Mayan civilization remains a mystery that archaeologists and historians are trying to decipher.
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History
Are the Mayan ancestors really aliens?
The Maya civilization is one of the oldest and mysterious civilizations in the world, descended from a people full of wisdom. The Maya civilization distributed in the ju…
Archeology
Discover the largest and oldest ritual complex of Maya civilization in Mexico
Discovered the largest, oldest ceremonial architectural complex of the Maya civilization built between 1,000 and 800 years BC in the Mexican state of Tabasco.
Archeology
Uncover the mystery of the Maya civilization when solving an 800-year-old code to translate ancient books
The Mayan mysterious 800-year-old secret code is deciphered. Thanks to that, the content of an ancient book was revealed.
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Cocoa has been used as a currency for hundreds of years
David Freidel, an anthropologist at Washington University, Missouri, thinks that Maya civilization does not use money, either dong or paper money.
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The answer to the development of the ancient Maya empire
In the country of Guatemala today, every year, the entire Tikal city area of the ancient Mayan people suffered from droughts, without a single drop of rain within 4 mo…
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May Maya civilization collapse due to deforestation?
The collapse of ancient Mayan civilization has long been considered a mystery, because of the hundreds of reasons that scholars have given to explain this collapse, ther…
1001 mystery
Uxmal City: Ancient Mayan civilization is still unknown
Along with other areas in the north like Chichen Itza, the ancient city of Uxmal survived the collapse that affected most of the Mayan civilization's other cities.
1001 mystery
10 thrilling things about Maya civilization
Maya civilization not only stands out by the well-developed ancient writing system, but also has incredible art, architecture and astronomical and mathematical systems.
Archeology
Discovered evidence that Maya civilization had contact with the first aliens
As one of the oldest and most developed cultures in the US, Maya is known for its architecture, art, astronomy, ecology and especially the mathematical system.
Archeology
Discover the ancient Mayan city hidden under Guatemala old forest
The new finding shows that Maya civilization is much more developed than what scientists have identified.
Archeology
The 1,400-year-old stone tablet reveals a spooky Mayan truth
Historically, Maya has been one of the most ancient civilizations, in which there are many great mysteries, and even somewhat gruesome customs.
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.
Archeology
Discovered an extremely rare ancient jade pendant of the Maya king
Archaeologists discovered the ancient jade pendant of Maya king 1,390 years ago.
Archeology
Russian doll structure inside the Maya pyramid
Experts have found the third pyramid 10 meters high inside the Mayan Kukulkan pyramid, located in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.