Archeology
A Mayan city forgotten for more than 1,000 years discovered in the Mexican jungle
Three flights over the Campeche jungle on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula have revealed a lost city that may have been abandoned more than 1,000 years ago, a
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Archeology
After 1,800 years, ghosts from ancient Mayan cities are still enough to harm people
New research into ancient Mayan citadels warns archaeologists could be in danger as a ghost that harmed ancient people rises again when dug up.
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2,000-year-old Mayan invention could save us
A crisis that threatens modern humans could be averted by the thing that helped the Maya survive for more than 1,000 years.
Archeology
Nearly 6,700 Maya 'ghosts' revealed in Mexico
A series of pyramids, temples, houses... and a glorious Mayan capital were hidden right next to a densely populated area without anyone knowing.
Doomsday
'Doomsday 2021' and Mayan conspiracy theories
Many people believe that the Mayans foretold the end of the world in 2012 and now there is a new theory that the ancients actually mentioned the year 2021 due to… mistak…
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'Batman' has appeared in ancient Mayan legends and is served as a god
In 2500 BC, before DC Comics invented Batman, the ancient Mayans worshiped Batman
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
Mysterious beam of light on top of the Mayan pyramid
In 2009, when the Hector Siliezar family visited the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, with his iPhone, he took three photos of the El Castillo pyramid (Mexico) - once…
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
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…
Archeology
Discover the ancient Mayan city in the forest
A door shaped like a monster's mouth, ruined pyramid temples and ancient Mayan palace ruins, unearthed in a dense forest in Mexico.
Archeology
Found ancient Mayan city in Mexican forest
Archaeologists have found an ancient city of Mayan civilization forgotten for centuries in the rain forest in southeastern Mexico.
Archeology
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
Archeology
Mysterious tomb headless of ancient Mayans
Mexican archaeologists discovered below the famous Bonampak mural site a tomb of a mysterious, headless Mayan man.
Archeology
Ancient Mayans knew business?
Chemical analysis of soil samples in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula shows that contrary to the judgment of archaeologists, the ancient Mayans used to trade food.