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Largest Structure In The Maya Realm Is A 3,000-Year-Old Map Of The Cosmos – And Was Built By VolunteersAguada Fénix

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Largest Structure In The Maya Realm Is A 3,000-Year-Old Map Of The Cosmos – And Was Built By VolunteersAguada Fénix
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Largest Structure In The Maya Realm Is A 3,000-Year-Old Map Of The Cosmos – And Was Built By Volunteers

clock-iconNovember 5, 2025

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The Maya Calendar Had A Way To Predict Eclipses That Was Accurate For Centuriesfour pages divded in multiple boxes shows the mayan ieroglyps corresponding to the lunar phases and eclipses.

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The Maya Calendar Had A Way To Predict Eclipses That Was Accurate For Centuriesfour pages divded in multiple boxes shows the mayan ieroglyps corresponding to the lunar phases and eclipses.
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The Maya Calendar Had A Way To Predict Eclipses That Was Accurate For Centuries

clock-iconOctober 22, 2025
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Welcome To Earth’s Newest Nature Reserve: Protection Of The Great Maya ForestMaya pyramid and temple located in Tikal National Park, Guatemala

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Welcome To Earth’s Newest Nature Reserve: Protection Of The Great Maya ForestMaya pyramid and temple located in Tikal National Park, Guatemala
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Welcome To Earth’s Newest Nature Reserve: Protection Of The Great Maya Forest

clock-iconSeptember 1, 2025

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"Land Of The White Jaguar": 327-Year-Old Letter Leads Researchers To Lost Ancient Maya CityRuins in Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico.

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"Land Of The White Jaguar": 327-Year-Old Letter Leads Researchers To Lost Ancient Maya CityRuins in Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico.
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"Land Of The White Jaguar": 327-Year-Old Letter Leads Researchers To Lost Ancient Maya City

clock-iconAugust 14, 2025
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Tomb Of First King Of Ancient Maya City Discovered In BelizeThe royal palace at the Maya city of Caracol

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Tomb Of First King Of Ancient Maya City Discovered In BelizeThe royal palace at the Maya city of Caracol
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Tomb Of First King Of Ancient Maya City Discovered In Belize

clock-iconJuly 11, 2025
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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In BelizeMaya warrior with tattoos

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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In BelizeMaya warrior with tattoos
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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In Belize

clock-iconApril 30, 2025
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Mexican “Storm God” Altar At Tikal Confirms Invasion Of Maya Empireartistic rendering of the storm god altar

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Mexican “Storm God” Altar At Tikal Confirms Invasion Of Maya Empireartistic rendering of the storm god altar
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Mexican “Storm God” Altar At Tikal Confirms Invasion Of Maya Empire

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Ancient Maya Took Their Ancestors’ Bones With Them When They Moved HouseHuman skull buried in the ground

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Ancient Maya Took Their Ancestors’ Bones With Them When They Moved HouseHuman skull buried in the ground
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Ancient Maya Took Their Ancestors’ Bones With Them When They Moved House

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Temple Of Maya Death God – AKA "The Stinking One" – Found in MexicoAh Puch Maya death god temple

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Temple Of Maya Death God – AKA "The Stinking One" – Found in MexicoAh Puch Maya death god temple
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Temple Of Maya Death God – AKA "The Stinking One" – Found in Mexico

clock-iconAugust 27, 2024
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An American Bought A $4 Vase. Turns Out, It's A Lost Ancient Maya TreasureThe Maya vase sits on a square of white paper on a table covered with a burgundy cloth. The vase has a tea-stained colour to it and its body has images painted onto its surface in rust red colour. The images are difficult to make out in the photo, but they represent humanoid figures and some design patterns.

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An American Bought A $4 Vase. Turns Out, It's A Lost Ancient Maya TreasureThe Maya vase sits on a square of white paper on a table covered with a burgundy cloth. The vase has a tea-stained colour to it and its body has images painted onto its surface in rust red colour. The images are difficult to make out in the photo, but they represent humanoid figures and some design patterns.
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An American Bought A $4 Vase. Turns Out, It's A Lost Ancient Maya Treasure

clock-iconJune 26, 2024
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Ancient Maya May Have Blessed Their Ballcourts With Chilli Peppers And Hallucinogenic PlantsMaya ball court

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Ancient Maya May Have Blessed Their Ballcourts With Chilli Peppers And Hallucinogenic PlantsMaya ball court
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Ancient Maya May Have Blessed Their Ballcourts With Chilli Peppers And Hallucinogenic Plants

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Burnt Remains Of Maya Rulers Hint At Fiery Political RevolutionBurnt royal Maya remains

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Burnt Remains Of Maya Rulers Hint At Fiery Political RevolutionBurnt royal Maya remains
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Burnt Remains Of Maya Rulers Hint At Fiery Political Revolution

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Who Were The Maya Snake Kings?Calakmul

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Who Were The Maya Snake Kings?Calakmul
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Who Were The Maya Snake Kings?

clock-iconApril 12, 2024
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Lost 18-Kilometer Maya Road Revealed By Jungle-Piercing LasersMexico's INAH using LiDAR-armed drones to discover ancient Mayan Roads.

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Lost 18-Kilometer Maya Road Revealed By Jungle-Piercing LasersMexico's INAH using LiDAR-armed drones to discover ancient Mayan Roads.
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Lost 18-Kilometer Maya Road Revealed By Jungle-Piercing Lasers

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Maya Snake Warrior’s Head Unearthed At Chichén ItzáMaya snake warrior

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Maya Snake Warrior’s Head Unearthed At Chichén ItzáMaya snake warrior
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Maya Snake Warrior’s Head Unearthed At Chichén Itzá

clock-iconNovember 14, 2023
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