Archaeology breakthrough after human remains found in 2,000-year-old Aztec pyramid The ancient Aztec civilisation has captured the imagination and intrigue of millions of people across the world. At one point, they were among the most advanced humans on the planet, leading the way in both fields of science and medicine. They built great cities for hundreds of thousands … Continue reading Archaeology breakthrough after human remains found in the 2,000-year-old Aztec pyramid →

Researchers confirm: The Largest Pyramid in Mexico has been found Researchers in Mexico have discovered an immense pyramid, even larger than Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Sun. It’s 75 meters in height and was explored by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History. It is located in the acropolis of Tonina, Chiapas and is … Continue reading Researchers confirm: The Largest Pyramid in Mexico has been found →

Mammoth graveyard unearthed at Mexico’s new airport Archaeologists in hard hats and face masks carefully remove earth from around enormous bones at the site of Mexico City’s new airport, where construction work has uncovered a huge trove of mammoth skeletons. The remains of dozens of the extinct giants and other prehistoric creatures have been found … Continue reading Mammoth graveyard unearthed at Mexico’s new airport →

Aztec altar with human ashes uncovered in Mexico City Sometime after Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in modern-day Mexico City in 1521, an indigenous household that survived the bloody Spanish invasion arranged an altar including incense and a pot with human ashes. The remains of that elaborate display have been unearthed by … Continue reading Aztec altar with human ashes uncovered in Mexico City →

Four Of North America’s Oldest Human Skulls Don’t Look Much Alike The earliest humans in North America were far more diverse than previously realized, according to a new study of human remains found within one of the world’s most extensive underwater cave systems. The remains, discovered in the caverns of the Mexican state of Quintana … Continue reading Four Of North America’s Oldest Human Skulls Don’t Look Much Alike →

Maya Farmers May Have Planned for Population Growth For years, experts in climate science and ecology have held up the agricultural practices of the ancient Maya as prime examples of what not to do.  “There’s a narrative that depicts the Maya as people who engaged in unchecked agricultural development,” said Andrew Scherer, an associate professor … Continue reading Maya Farmers May Have Planned for Population Growth →

Chaco Canyon Polydactyly: A Thousand-Year-Old Foot Fetish? If you’re a 12-toed guy struggling to make it in this ten-toed world, you may want to find a time machine and travel back about a thousand years to the Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. According to new research, a group of people once lived there who respected, … Continue reading Chaco Canyon Polydactyly: A Thousand-Year-Old Foot Fetish? →

Rare 1,000-year-old canoe found in cenote near Chichén Itzá A remarkably well-preserved Maya canoe — built for use some 1,100 years ago — has been found in a freshwater pool, or ‘cenote’, in Yucatán, southern Mexico. The wooden artefact — more than five feet in length — was found near the ruined city of Chichen Itza by Instituto … Continue reading Rare 1,000-year-old canoe found in a cenote near Chichén Itzá →

Archaeologists Map Nearly 500 Mesoamerican Sites and See Distinct Design Patterns Gizmodo reports that lidar technology was used to create 3-D maps of some 30,000 square miles of Mexico, revealing more than 475 archaeological sites dating from 1400 B.C. to A.D. 1000. The 478 sites included in the new research were inhabited from around 1400 BCE … Continue reading Archaeologists Map Nearly 500 Mesoamerican Sites and See Distinct Design Patterns →