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Maya relics in world’s largest underwater cave system

26 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Maya relics in world's largest underwater cave system

Archaeologists exploring recently discovered world’s largest underwater cave, located in Sac Actun and Dos Ojos, Mexico, discovered Maya relics and remains of Pleistocene fauna.

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Aerial survey identifies tens of thousands of Maya structures

12 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Aerial survey identifies tens of thousands of Maya structures

Archaeologists conducting an aerial survey over 10 ancient sites in northern Guatemala have identified over 60000 new Maya structures, including pyramids, causeways, house foundations and defensive fortifications, through LiDAR scans of the jungle area.

Mesoamerica

Art of a lost culture documented in the Caribbean

1 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Art of a lost culture documented in the Caribbean

Archaeologists who set out to document the rock art left by European colonists and Native American people within the cave system on the Puerto Rican island Mona, have uncovered pre-Hispanic rockart dating back to the 14th century Taino culture.

Mesoamerica

Tomb of an early Maya ruler unearthed

30 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Tomb of an early Maya ruler unearthed

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest royal tomb at the Classic Maya city of Waka’, known also as El Perú, northern Guatemala.

Mesoamerica

High resolution survey of sunken Port Royal

2 August 2017 | Archaeo Feed
High resolution survey of sunken Port Royal

Archaeologist investigate the sunken remains of pirate city of Port Royal, Jamaica, in order to produce a high resolution 3D model of the underwater ruins.

Mesoamerica

Aztec gold and wolf sacrifice found in a single cache

20 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Aztec gold and wolf sacrifice found in a single cache

Archaeologists discovered a trove of gold artefacts buried with a wolf killed in a sacrifice ritual at a site adjacent to the Tempo Mayor, one of the main Aztec temples located in Mexico City.

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Aztec structure made of human skulls discovered in Mexico

12 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Aztec structure made of human skulls discovered in Mexico

A tower of human skulls, consisting of heads of women and children, sacrificed by Aztecs was discovered near Templo Mayor, one of the main temples in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, existing before Mexico City.

Mesoamerica

Pre-Colombian cemetery found near baseball stadium

6 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Pre-Colombian cemetery found near baseball stadium

Archaeologists discovered a pre-Colombian cemetery dating back 1200 years at a site near the National Baseball Stadium near Managua, Nicaragua.

Mesoamerica

Aztec temple and ball court found in Mexico City

27 June 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Aztec temple and ball court found in Mexico City

Ancient Aztec temple dedicated to the wind god Ehécatl and an adjacent ceremonial ball court were discovered in Mexico City, Mexico, behind the Catedral Metropolitana.

Mesoamerica

Trove of Mayan jade and serpentine stones discovered

26 June 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Trove of Mayan jade and serpentine stones discovered

A trove of polished jade and serpentine artefacts were discovered in Ceibal, Guatemala, deposited in a singe cache. The ceremonial artefacts are dated to between 1000-450 BC, an early period of the Mayan culture.

Mesoamerica

Head of a Mayan god accidentally discovered in Mexico

27 April 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Head of a Mayan god accidentally discovered in Mexico

Local villagers unearthed an ancient Mayan artefact while clearing debris on privately-owned land in the city of Suchiapa, Chiapas, Mexico.

Mesoamerica

Ancient palace unearthed in Mexico

3 April 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient palace unearthed in Mexico

Possibly the oldest ever excavated palace in El Palenque, located in Mexico’s Valley of Oaxaca, has been unearthed by archaeologists. It was the local ruler’s residence and the seat of government.

Mesoamerica

Historical inscription found on a Maya jade pendant

2 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Historical inscription found on a Maya jade pendant

A jade pendant was discovered in Nim Li Punit, Belize. It is the second largest Maya jade found in the country, and dates back to AD 672. It was once worn on the chest of a Maya king and contains description of the king’s parentage.

Mesoamerica

Airborne laser scans reveal unknown Mayan road network in Guatemala

30 January 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Airborne laser scans reveal unknown Mayan road network in Guatemala

An ancient network of roads that stretched over nearly 250 kilometres has been discovered in the Guatemalan jungle thanks to LiDAR scans.  The structures date to 600 BC and were created by the first state-like civilisation that developed in Mesoamerica.

Mesoamerica

Amerindian artefacts discovered in Trinidad and Tobago

20 January 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Amerindian artefacts discovered in Trinidad and Tobago

Three animal-shaped Amerindian artefacts were discovered in Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago. The figurines are said to be 2000 years old.

Mesoamerica

Temple of the ancient Wind God discovered in Mexico City

4 December 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Temple of the ancient Wind God discovered in Mexico City

A circular platform dedicated to worship of Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec God of Wind, along with eight sets of human remains were found by archaeologists at site in Tlatelolco area of Mexico City. The structure is said to date more than 650 years.

Mesoamerica

Geophys reveals smaller pyramid within pyramid

19 November 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Geophys reveals smaller pyramid within pyramid

Archaeologists using electrical imagining techniques found that the pyramid Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, which is also known as El Castillo, was built atop two other structure that were possibly earlier pyramids.

Mesoamerica

Oldest depictions of conquistadors discovered in a Mexican cave

27 October 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Oldest depictions of conquistadors discovered in a Mexican cave

Possibly the oldest depictions of Spanish conquistadors, pictured in typical 16th century outfits, were found by archaeologists in five remote mountain caves in the State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Mesoamerica

Drones used in archaeological works in the Caribbean

19 October 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Drones used in archaeological works in the Caribbean

Archaeologists use drones in the inaccessible area of Caribbean islands to document the excavations and conduct prospection of traces of pre-Columbian cultures.

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Previously unknown Mayan tombs discovered in Guatemala

14 October 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Previously unknown Mayan tombs discovered in Guatemala

Archaeologist discovered two Maya tombs at the ancient ruins of Holmul, 300 miles north of Guatemala City. The tombs, located underneath two Maya pyramids date back to about 650-700AD, the era of Maya dominance before their mysterious collapse a few centuries later.

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