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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World Heritage
The ancient city in Guatemala is registered as a World Heritage Site
UNESCO has just registered the ancient city of Tak'alik Ab'aj in Guatemala on the list of World Heritage Sites.
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
Found the 1,000-year-old Palestinian palace in Mexico
The ancient palace, used in the period of 600-1050, was recently found near a tourist attraction in Cancun and may soon be open to tourists.
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.
Archeology
Discover the largest statue of the Mayan foundry
Archaeologists during the excavation in Guatemala have discovered the largest known Mayan sculpture factory.
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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…
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
Uncover the secret of the
A Mexican archaeologist found a large amount of liquid mercury under a Mayan pyramid in Teotihuacan, America's most mysterious ancient city.
1001 mystery
The sacred book of the Mayans
Created by Mayan stories of the world, religion, history, astronomy, myths, the book Popol Vuh attracted the attention of scholars throughout the planet.
Archeology
Discovering possible culprits of 4,000-year-old archaeological work in Mexico
Dr. Pablo Sanchez at the Center for Atmospheric Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, said:
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.