Archaeologists find earliest evidence of Maya divination calendar
It’s one of the many achievements of a culture that also developed a writing system and built pyramids and observatories
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Unstable climate led to the abandonment of Mayapan and a partial collapse of the Mayan Empire
Climate can make or break empires.
Archaeologists find 1,000-year-old Mayan canoe in underwater cave in Mexico
It's the most well preserved pre-Hispanic boat ever found.
Ancient Maya ruins digitized by laser aerial survey
These look like renderings from a video game. Only they're real!
Ancient 2,500-year-old mural depicts exchange of salt as a commodity
It's a finding well worth its salt.
Largest and oldest Maya monument forces archaeologists to rethink how the civilization evolved
There's more than one hot item in the state of Tabasco.
The Maya had a larger environmental footprint than initially thought
As the Maya empire thrived, its environmental footprint also grew.
Did the Maya civilization really use chocolate as currency? New study suggests so
I say we bring back this currency.
Scientists find over 60,000 new Maya structures (thanks to LIDAR)
The map extends over thousands of square miles.
Chocolate files: from the early days to today’s dark pleasure
Chocolate is... who am I kidding -- we all know what chocolate is. It's sweet, delicious pleasure. But chocolate, this ...
How ancient water management by the Chaco or Maya can help modern strategies in the face of climate change
Water management policy needs to adapt to constantly shifting environmental conditions, else we risk repeating the downfall of the Maya.
Mayans may have been better at math and astronomy than we thought
Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.
Doomsday part 3: The magnetic poles are shifting!
Something really bad is going to happen, and the Earth's rotation will shift, rotating the other way, which will cause ...
Doomsday part 2: Nibiru (Planet X) is coming
It's December 21, 2012. Nibiru, or Planet X as some call it, is going to collide or just barely miss ...
Doomsday part 1: The Maya calendar predicts the end of the world
Doomsday is upon us, fellow ZME Readers! December 2012, particularly 21 December 2012 marks the conclusion of a b'ak'tun—a time ...
2,500 year-old Mayan chocolate suggests it was used a as condiment, not just as a beverage
Anthropologists believe cacao beans and pods were mainly used in pre-Hispanic cultures as a beverage, a practice which can be ...
Newly discovered Mayan sun god temple is covered with magnificent masks
One of the many Mayan stucco masks uncovered at the newly discovered temple. It shows the ...
First evidence of tobacco consumption in Mayan culture found
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Amazing 2700 year old “cat triad” carving found in Mexico
Archeologists unearthed from ...
Early American culture defeated by natural calamities
In almost every belief there's an apocalypse, hanging above the believers' head like the sword of Damocles. But as far ...