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Maya Civilization

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

A cruciform cache with color-coded offerings provides the clearest evidence yet that ritual order shaped the site's design.

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