Archeology
'Shocking' discovery reveals Mayan civilization 4,000 years ago
The discovery of a complex network of fish traps dating back 4,000 years shows how the Maya developed into a civilization in Central America and what is now southern Mex…
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Animal world
Maybe you don't know: Turkeys were once worshiped as gods!
In the past, turkeys played an important role in the religious beliefs of the ancient Mayan civilization.
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Where might the Mayan civilization have originated?
The origin of the Mayan civilization remains a mystery that archaeologists and historians are trying to decipher.
Archeology
Discover the mysterious Maya queen's skeleton
Archaeologists have discovered a skeleton believed to be a mysterious Mayan queen remains deep in Guatemala's jungle.
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Mayan civilization may have been destroyed by drought
Previously, scholars believed that a serious drought could have killed the ancient Maya culture that was famous for mastering language, mathematics and astronomy. Howeve…
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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
Snake King - the 'puzzle piece' of the most mysterious of Maya: The archaeologists are crazy about decoding
In the glorious years of the mysterious Mayan civilization, there is a truth that very few people know, that is the existence of the mighty kingdom of Snake Kings.
Archeology
Guatemala discovered more than 2,700 years old Mayan ruins
Guatemalan archaeologists have announced the discovery of two more than 2,700 year-old collective kitchens of the Mayan tribe in the village of Santa Fe Ocaña de la Cruz…
Archeology
Find out why the Mayan civilization collapsed
Experts discovered that it was the prolonged drought that caused Maya civilization to decline.
Archeology
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…
Archeology
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…
Archeology
Discover many new civilized sites Maya
Mexican archaeologists have discovered seven more archaeological sites and nearly 100 graves buried in prehistoric people of the Mayan civilization on the Yucatán Penins…
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Count down to 'apocalypse'
The government of a city in southern Mexico has just installed an electronic clock to count down the time from now until December 21, 2012, a time when some believe that…