4,000-year-old Rock Art From A Previously Unknown Ancient Culture uncovered in Venezuela An archaeological team in Venezuela has uncovered 20 ancient rock art sites in Canaima National Park in the southeastern part of the country, consisting of both pictograms and petroglyphs, estimated to be about 4,000 years old. This discovery reveals a previously unknown culture, … Continue reading 4,000-year-old Rock Art From A Previously Unknown Ancient Culture uncovered in Venezuela →

Mystery Of Pyramids Submerged On the Cuban Coast More Than 50,000 Years Ago In 2001, a Cuban-Canadian research team discovered what could be the ruins of an ancient city that sank more than 50,000 years ago between Yucatan and the western coast of Cuba. The team worked on “Project Exploramar,” which discovered the well-preserved USS … Continue reading Mystery Of Pyramids Submerged On the Cuban Coast More Than 50,000 Years Ago →

People ‘finger painted’ the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago Up to a millennium ago, the Chincha people in what is now Peru decorated their ancestors’ remains with red pigment, sometimes finger-painting their skulls as part of a ritual intended to give the dead a new kind of social life. … Continue reading People ‘finger painted’ the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago →

Maya civilization: Archaeologists find an ancient city in the jungle Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city deep in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula. Experts found several pyramid-like structures measuring more than 15m (50ft) in height. Pottery unearthed at the site appears to indicate it was inhabited between 600 … Continue reading Maya civilization: Archaeologists find an ancient city in the jungle →

Researchers solve the mystery of the Mayan 819-day calendar Researchers at Tulane University in Louisiana have solved the mystery of the 819-day ancient Mesoamerican calendar used by ancient Mayans. The researchers were able to match the planetary cycles of every planet that might have been visible to ancient astronomers using a 45-year period. Multiple calendars … Continue reading Researchers solve the mystery of the Mayan 819-day calendar →

Genomic study reveals signs of tuberculosis adaptation in ancient Andeans People have inhabited the Andes mountains of South America for more than 9,000 years, adapting to the scarce oxygen available at high altitudes, along with cold temperatures and intense ultraviolet radiation. A new genomic study published in the journal iScience suggests that Indigenous populations in … Continue reading Genomic study reveals signs of tuberculosis adaptation in ancient Andeans →

This Circular Island in Argentina Not Only Floats, But Also Rotates Constantly South America’s second longest river, the Paraná, which has a length of 4,880 kilometers, flows through three countries: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. 4,880 kilometers is no short distance – it gives plenty of opportunities for discovering amazing things. In the case of the … Continue reading This Circular Island in Argentina Not Only Floats, But Also Rotates Constantly →

DNA Study Reveals Human Migration Routes in South America The Americas were the last continent to be inhabited by humans. An increasing body of archaeological and genomic evidence has hinted at a complex settlement process. This is especially true for South America, where unexpected ancestral signals have raised perplexing scenarios for the early migrations into … Continue reading DNA Study Reveals Human Migration Routes in South America →

1,000 years ago, a woman was buried in a canoe on her way to the ‘destination of souls’ Up to 1,000 years ago, mourners buried a young woman in a ceremonial canoe to represent her final journey into the land of the dead in what is now Patagonia, a new study finds.  The discovery reaffirms … Continue reading 1,000 years ago, a woman was buried in a canoe on her way to the ‘destination of souls’ →