Pre-Hispanic Maya City 'Xiol' Unearthed by Construction Crew, Metropolis Dates Back 1,400 Years Ago

Medicine & Technology Jun 02, 2022

Archaeology experts suggest that the Xiol metropolis in the Yucatan peninsula was once full of socioeconomic activities. Read more about the ancient Mesoamerican site and the life it held in the past.

Ancient Mayans Use Gemstones Like Jade and Turquoise on Teeth, Affix Them Using Sealant With Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties

May 25, 2022

Researchers discovered the ingredients of the sealant ancient Mayans used to stick gemstones like jade and turquoise to their teeth. Check out how this discovery could help improve modern dentistry.

Mayan Civilization and Their Corn Crops Came from Southern Cultures Sometime 5600 Years Ago

Mar 23, 2022

The Mayan civilization contained a systematic society contrary to popular belief. See more about how experts traced the roots of the Maya culture.

5 Years After Central America's Largest Eruption, Ancient Mayans Returned and Built Pyramid from Volcanic Ashes and Rocks

Sep 23, 2021

A recent discovery shows that Mayan people rebuilt their settlements from volcanic ashes and rocks within 5 years after Central America's largest eruption, Tierra Blanca Joven.

2,500-Year-Old Mural is the Earliest Record of Salt as a Commodity Among Mayans

Mar 23, 2021

The oldest documented record of salt being used as a commodity is found in the remains of the Maya civilization, in a 2,500-year-old mural in Calakmul, Mexico.

Archaeologists Confirm the Identity of a Slave Trip From Ancestral Stories

Sep 16, 2020

A shipwreck discovered three years ago has been identified as a Mayan slave ship. Archaeologists matched historical records to generational stories from a witness back in the 1800s.

Lidar Revealed Mayan Monumental Structure Larger Than Great Pyramids of Egypt

Jun 04, 2020

Archaeologists used jungle-piercing lasers to reveal a 3,000-year-old Mayan massive ceremonial plateau with a platform and mound in its center.

Blue Hole of Belize—The Fall of Maya Civilization Found in the Sand

Jan 03, 2015

Over the past Millenia, civilizations even before the age of written history, have fallen when faced with famine, disease and even war. But when the most advanced civilization in the world disappears without a reason, the mystery creates some unique speculations. For years now, researchers and archaeologists have sought out an answer to what happened to the Mesoamerican Mayan civilization, and while theories have run the gamut from mass suicide to disease and famine, researchers now believe that they have found the answer entombed in an underwater lagoon.

Blue Hole of Belize May Explain What Happened to the Mayans

Dec 30, 2014

Scientists may have solved the mystery of the decline of the Mayan civilization by examining the Blue Hole of Belize.