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Erich von Däniken, Author Who Popularized Ancient‑Alien Theories, Dies at 90

The Chariots of the Gods writer became a global bestseller even as scholars denounced his claims as pseudoscience.

New Finds at Aguada Fénix Show 3,000-Year-Old Maya Monument Was a Built Cosmogram

New Study Shows Maya Eclipse Forecasts Stayed Accurate for Centuries

High-Resolution Stalagmite Record Uncovers Eight Multi-Year Droughts in Terminal Classic Maya Era

Researchers Complete Excavation of Caracol Founder’s Tomb as Scientific Analyses Begin

Caracol’s Founding King’s Tomb Fully Excavated as Mask Reconstruction and Bioanalyses Begin