Archeology
Mysterious tomb headless of ancient Mayans
Mexican archaeologists discovered below the famous Bonampak mural site a tomb of a mysterious, headless Mayan man.
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Discovery of architectural ruins 1,400 years ago
A group of Spanish researchers discovered a human face decorated with stereotypes with dating back to about 1,400 years ago.
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Who is allowed to build ancient Maya temples?
It has long been said that the temples of ancient Mayan stone pyramids were built by royal members. But scientists have discovered that many different social components…
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The secret of sparkling paint in Maya ancient temple
The Maya used a paint containing mica to bring out the sparkling beauty of the sun for their splendid temples. Scientists have discovered traces of this sparkling minera…
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Climate change leads to the collapse of Maya civilization
Scientists using new satellite technology to monitor the South American environment said the decline of Mayan civilization could stem from their own droughts and climate…
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Accident of an ancient civilization
Maya culture is always a mystery. But in the end, thanks to the literary research department, the researchers read the carvings of Maya. The secret picture appeared with…
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Cassava is available from the Maya period
In the ruined area of an ancient Mayan village of Salvador, American archaeologists discovered a cassava field in its entirety under 3m thick volcanic ash.
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Climate change makes Tang Dynasty and Maya civilization collapse
According to an international study published in the journal Nature, the decline of Tang Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, as well as the…
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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…
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Mathematics of Mayan people
Some Gatatala Indians, Southern Mexico and Bethlehem today still use Mam, Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi and Myathan languages, which are spoken in more than thirty Mayan la…
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Found the oldest Maya script
Newly discovered hieroglyphs show that the Mayans used a complex writing system 150 years earlier than previously anticipated. The carvings, dating from around 250 BC, a…
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Traces of the horrific massacre of Maya
A millennium has passed, but the bloody massacre of Maya still left a creepy feeling: a king and queen of Cancuen dynasty, more than 30 nobles and pregnant women were at…
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Women ruled from the early Maya period
Researchers working in Guatemala have unearthed a stele depicting a powerful woman in ancient Mayan civilization.
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Discover the oldest Maya painting in Guatemala
Archaeologist William Saturno in the United States yesterday said he was amazed to discover that a Mayan painting was never seen in nearly two millennia. Discovered in t…
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Earthquakes have ended the ancient civilizations?
Terrifying earthquakes can cause the collapse of many civilizations in human history, from ancient Tokyo to modern-day Maya to Central America. This hypothesis has just…