A palatial 1,500-year-old Maya structure unearthed in Mexico Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered two housing complexes, including a palace-like building, in the roughly 1,500-year-old Maya city of Kabah on the Yucatán Peninsula. The team unearthed the buildings, which are the first evidence of residential buildings at this archaeological site, ahead of the Maya Train railroad …

A Painted Vault Lid Discovered In the Royal Palace Of Ek’ Balam Will Shed Light On the History Of The Acropolis Of Ek’ Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a painted ancient vault lid, decorated with a depiction of a serpent. The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Insтιтute of Anthropology …

Archaeologists have unearthed a stone chest containing the ritual deposit of 15 anthropomorphic figurines Archaeologists have unearthed a stone chest containing the ritual deposit of 15 anthropomorphic figurines that were placed as votive offerings at the Templo Mayor of Tenochтιтlan in Mexico City. The stone chest was found under the platform of the rear façade …

Human Remains and Jade Ring Found at Maya Site in Mexico Within the priority project of the Mayan Train, the application of the Program for the Improvement of Archaeological Zones (Promeza), by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH), allows research and conservation of …

Traces of Possible Zapotec Temple Detected in Southern Mexico A hidden “entrance to the underworld” built by the ancient Zapotec culture has been discovered beneath a Catholic church in southern Mexico, according to a team of researchers using cutting-edge ground-scanning technology. The complex system of underground chambers and tunnels was built more than a millennium …

Lost Maya city discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of a lost Maya city hidden deep within the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula. The site, located in the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican state of Campeche, contains multiple large pyramids that were built during the Classic …

Surrounded by bones, ancient Maya canoe may have been used in rituals In 2021, underwater archaeologists from the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico located a mysterious canoe inside an underwater cave near the Maya city of Chichén Itzá. It was found while workers were building a tourist rail project as part …

DNA study shows migration patterns of ancient Mexican civilizations much more complex than expected An international team of biologists, geneticists, anthropologists, and biochemists has found, through genetic analysis, that the migration patterns of ancient Mexican civilizations were much more complex than previously thought. In their study, reported in the journal Science, the group generated genomic …

Rare Maya Sculpture Discovered in Mexico Archaeologists performing rescue work on section 7 of the Maya Train route have found a rare stone sculpture of the Mayan god K’awil, a deity linked to power, abundance, and prosperity. The discovery was announced by Diego Prieto Hernández, general director of the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH), …