The incredible number of shiny shell beads found in the Montelirio tomb reveal an ancient economy able to support large-scale ...

When piecing together the cultural practices of ancient humans, traditional archaeologists rely on clues from artifacts such ...

"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

Are Mexico's many spiritual ceremonies actually real, or just invented to sell expensive experiences to tourists?

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Have you ever heard of Mitticool Literally meaning cool with clay the company is the brainchild of Mansukhbhai Prajapati a tenthfail former laborer and tea who created an innovative solution to a prob ...

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A metal detectorist in Germany just uncovered a stunning Viking hoard by the Schlei River — 200 artifacts, including silver ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site ...

Ancestral farming practices have not been forgotten, nor have traditional styles of clothes and jewelry. Although the Maya collapse seemed to spell the end for the Maya civilization, in fact, Maya ...

Floating out of the cave mouth was a rain cloud. It illustrated the ancient belief that caves, the realm of Chac, were the birthplace of rain. Moyes also came across a photograph of a group of modern ...

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. However ...