Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

and at Abu Ghurob in Egypt—technologies that may predate known historical timelines. The series also delves into the possibility of cultural connections between the Maya and ancient Egyptians ...

According to Vedic reckoning we are now in Kali Yuga an unspiritual age of ignorance sin and short lifespan The other three ages are Satya Yuga Age of Wisdom and Truth Treta Yuga Silver Age and the ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

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But those experts may have a surprising new answer thanks to research that shows the ancient people of the Philippines and ISEA may have mastered seafaring well before anyone else. Proving ...

Experts at the Guatemalan Ministry of Culture say it was inhabited by the Maya, the ancient civilization of indigenous people in Central America. The presence of pyramids and monuments suggest ...

Pollen is a biological marker and geographic tracer of this ancient change ... especially during the rise and fall of the Maya civilization. Around 1,125 to 1,200 years ago, pollen from crops ...

The Blood Cave was first discovered in the 1990s during the Petexbatun Regional Cave Survey, which sought to explore the subterranean structures beneath the ancient Maya city of Dos Pilas.

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, including piercing, body painting, scarification, and tattooing.