2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (412+ words) Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered a set of ancient rock art during construction linked to a major passenger train project, authorities said. The discovery emerged from fieldwork carried out under the Archaeological Salvage Project tied to the Mexico City'Quer'taro train…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (274+ words) Researchers in Mexico have identified new evidence suggesting that the ancient city of Cuicuilco was deliberately designed in alignment with equinox sunrises, offering fresh insight into early urban planning in Mesoamerica. The findings indicate that the settlement's layout corresponded closely…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (435+ words) Archaeologists have confirmed the presence of an ancient Maya settlement beneath Lake Atitl'n in Guatemala, describing it as a rare example of a community submerged by natural forces rather than human intention. The discovery, detailed in the Journal of Maritime…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (399+ words) Archaeologists working along the Mexico City-Quer'taro passenger rail route have uncovered a small altar with human skulls and bones in the ancient Toltec city of Tula, a discovery that could help experts better understand how the ceremonial center was arranged....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (455+ words) A newly surfaced letter written by British archaeologist Howard Carter is casting fresh doubt on one of the most famous stories in modern archaeology " the so-called curse of King Tutankhamun. The handwritten, three-page note, dated 1934 and written on stationery from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (428+ words) More than 350 years after his death on the battlefield, the skeleton of the soldier who inspired one of literature's most famous characters may have been uncovered in Maastricht, Netherlands. Construction workers carrying out repairs at the Church of St. Peter…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (392+ words) An archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates is giving researchers a clearer picture of how early humans lived and moved across Arabia over a very long period. The discovery, centered on Buhais Rockshelter in Sharjah, shows that people returned…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago  (405+ words) New research is reshaping views of how the ancient Maya economy worked, pointing to a network of purpose-built marketplaces that may have supported daily trade across parts of the Maya Lowlands. The study suggests these places were not informal gathering…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (419+ words) A recent study has revealed new details about the arrival of the bow and arrow in western North America, identifying it as a turning point in ancient hunting and warfare practices. Researchers report that the technology spread across the region…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (347+ words) Experts involved in the excavation report that the decapitation was deliberate rather than the result of damage over time. In ancient Mesoamerican traditions, such acts were often associated with shifts in authority, ritual practices, or the symbolic rejection of earlier…...