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Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it's the Olmecs who are the 'mother culture'...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOlmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image...
Ancient Mayan city discovered beneath Guatemala rainforest
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScientists have uncovered a massive 2,000-year-old Mayan site hidden underneath a Guatemala...
Trove of 1,000-year-old vases held ‘unexpected’ and ‘elusive’ surprise. What was it?
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the early 2000s, archaeologists began exploring the remains of an ancient city in what is now...
Study decodes ‘unexpected danger’ that lurked under ancient Mayan cities
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAncient Maya cities were contaminated with “dangerous” levels of mercury that may have posed a...
Quetzalcoatl: A Feathered Serpent Deity of Mesoamerica
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn the heart of ancient Mesoamerica, amidst the vibrant cultures of the Aztecs, Mayans and other indigenous peoples, one deity held a central place in religious belief and cultural imagination: Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god.
Ancient Maya cities, 'super highways' revealed in latest survey
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new high-tech study has revealed nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements, including 417 previously...
Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum acquires Olmec statuette described as a ‘masterpiece’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Kimbell Art Museum announced Wednesday that it has acquired a statuette carved in jade from...
Dia de los Muertos: How to make an ofrenda and what traditionally goes on one
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe famous Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead, is a celebration...
Scientists Found a Mind-Blowing Mayan Civilization Buried in Plain Sight
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoScientists Find Hidden Mayan CivilizationAncient Mesoamerica Using LiDAR technology, researchers...
Lasers revealed 6 ancient civilizations that were hiding in plain sight
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLidar captured the ruins of a civilization in the Brazilian Amazon.Ecossistema Dakila Archeologists...
