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An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

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More information: W.James Stemp et al, Two ancient Maya tattooing tools from Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.

The discovery includes a pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize, which may represent the first known tattooing needles from a site linked to the Maya civilization.

A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ever discovered from a site linked to the ancient Maya civilization.