Americas: North, Meso & Andes

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (923+ words) High on a volcanic hill in central Mexico, inside a shallow cave now reachable only by rappelling down a steep escarpment, three faded red paintings have survived for roughly 1,500 years. One appears to name the mountain itself. Another invokes warriors…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (368+ words) A single molar can provide new clues about the knowledge and skills of the ancient Maya in dentistry. A study published (source in Spanish) in the journal 'Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports' analyses a lower first permanent molar with a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (585+ words) Four preserved bodies found beneath a Wari temple may show the empire expanded through cooperation with the Nazca rather than violent conquest; CT scans, DNA and isotope tests could reveal migration, kinship and diet...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (435+ words) The research, published in Ancient Mesoamerica by Cambridge University Press, dates the vase to approximately 812 C.E. and suggests that it was probably produced in western Belize, possibly near the ancient site of Baking Pot. The object itself has not been located....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (824+ words) Home - Trending - Archaeologists working along Mexico’s Maya Train found ray barb fragments and a catfish spine in burials near the Usumacinta River and are studying whether the Maya used them to draw their own blood Three fragments of ray barbs…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (460+ words) In a small cave perched on a Mexican cliff, three red marks had all but vanished from view. It took a return trip and a bit of digital wizardry to bring them back, and what emerged points to a link…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (321+ words) The Balam Tun Memory Park holds Mayan structures that were relocated to make way for the Maya Train railway that runs through Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Courtesy National Institute of Anthropology and History The 1,554km Maya Train began operating in December 2023, running…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) Three red-painted glyphs found inside a cave at Chalcatzingo, Mexico, point to Teotihuacan rituals held there during the fourth to sixth centuries CE. Chalcatzingo is known for its Olmec-style art, much of which dates from about 900 to 500 BCE. The site…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (424+ words) Researchers studying the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize have uncovered new details about the three patron gods that ancient rulers believed protected their kingdom and even guided them into war, according to a study published this week in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1031+ words) For decades, one of ancient Mesoamerica’s greatest cities appeared to have an unusual absence. Teotihuacan built monumental pyramids, covered walls with elaborate murals and projected its influence hundreds of kilometers across ancient Mexico, yet scholars debated whether its people ever…...