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Breaking the 2,300-year pyramid took stone as a road
The construction company 'ignorant' destroyed one of the largest and 2,300-year-old Mayan-era pyramids in Belize to take the stone as a new road.
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Mexico discovered 16th-century Mayan tombs
Mexican archaeologists have discovered 47 fossil human bones identified as Mayan and in the 16th century.
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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…
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Behind the fall of the Maya empire
The cities of the ancient Mayan empire developed extremely flourishing in southern Mexico and north of Central America for about 6 centuries. Then, around 900 AD, Maya c…
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Discovered the ancient Maya prince tomb
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Mayan prince, buried with countless funeral gifts. The tomb dates back to the 8th century, ie 1300 years ago and wa…
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Discover the largest Mayan dam
Archaeologists have determined that the dam lies in the ancient Tical city territory that the Indians have dug and used for centuries as the Mayan's largest irrigation w…
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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…
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Find the oldest Maya calendar
Archaeologists have found the oldest set of Maya calendar ever in the Xultun monument in Guatemala. They are engraved on the walls of a Maya house dating back to the ear…
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Ancient Mayans also smoked
They speculate that this is the old Mayan tobacco leaf container, dating back over 1,000 years. Decorated outside the vase is a line of words
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Legendary legend 'Crystal skull'
The 'crystal skull' is an important holy object in ancient South American religion, however, the once discovered skulls were all 'fake goods'.
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Discovered 2000-year-old Queen Maya skeleton
The remains of a Mayan Queen are just one of the many treasures that are found in a 2,000-year-old grave being eaten in Guatemala.
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Mexico discovered 2,000-year-old palace foundation
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced on September 1 to discover the foundation and trace of a palace dating back 2,000 years at the A…
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Discover the mysteries of the ancient tomb of Maya
The inside of an ancient Maya tomb dating back 1,500 years revealed for the first time light and exposed the history of an ancient civilization, thanks to a tiny camera…
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Found a cemetery for 1,000 years in Mexico
On June 30, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced that a group of archaeologists from the country had discovered a cemetery that ident…
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Corn corn has a life expectancy of 1,400 years in El Salvador
A group of students from the Department of Archeology at the Colorador University in the United States found corn corn over 1,400 years old, about 35km north of the capi…