A team of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) made an impressive discovery at the site known as Cima de San José in the southwest of the state of Tamaulipas. They recovered the remains of 48 individual and multiple burials, associated with numerous hearths. This constitutes the largest osteological sample of […]
Pre-Hispanic America
A Burial Cave in the Mayan City of Tulum Found Closed by a Large Rock that Trapped an Individual
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico made a significant discovery while carrying out improvement works in the archaeological area of Tulum, Quintana Roo. By removing a large rock blocking the entrance to a hidden cave within the walled area of the Maya city, they uncovered the skeletal remains of […]
Archaeologists discover Astronomical Petroglyphs and hitherto Unknown Paintings of Pueblo Culture
Archaeologists from Poland have been conducting excavations and research in Colorado for over a decade. Led by Professor Radosław Palonka from Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the team has made some unexpected discoveries at an ancient settlement site located on the Mesa Verde plateau near the border of Colorado and Utah. This picturesque region is well […]
Researchers find astronomical alignments in the pre-Inca archaeological site of El Paraíso in Peru
El Paraíso is an important archaeological site from the Late Archaic Period (3500-1800 BCE) located in the Chillón River Valley on the central coast of Peru. Recent investigations have uncovered astronomical alignments in structures associated with this pre-Inca site, suggesting the presence of ancient astronomical and calendrical knowledge. Researchers Robert Benfer, Ivan Šprajc, and others […]
Inca Quarries and the extensive Network of Roads and Trails that connected them discovered in Peru
The Ministry of Culture of Peru announced that the specialized personnel of the Qhapaq Ñan Project – National Headquarters has identified two Inca quarries, along with their respective workshops, located in the hills of Quilmaná and Cerro Quinta Freno in the province of Cañete, Lima region. From these quarries, blocks would have been supplied for […]
Archaeologists discover female figurines and “little ghosts” of unknown ritual use dating back 3500 years in Mexico
Recently, a team of archaeologists from the INAH conducted an archaeological rescue near Constituyentes Avenue in Mexico City, due to the construction of a Cable Car station. At the site, they found an ancient cemetery dating back approximately 3500 years, belonging to a pre-Hispanic village that settled in that area. The discovery is notable because […]
A Mayan Structure Linked to the Cult of Kukulcan, God of the Wind, Reveals the Location of the Ancient Itzamkanac of the Chronicles
The Ministry of Culture, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), revealed the recent discovery of a circular structure in the archaeological zone of El Tigre, Campeche (Mexico). According to Diego Prieto Hernández, director of INAH, this finding dates back to the late occupation period of the ancient Mayan settlement, between the years […]
In Pre-Hispanic Cancun, Immigrants Received the Same Treatment as the Mayans
A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE sheds light on the late Postclassic period (1200-1500 AD) in the northern Maya lowlands of Mexico. During this time of major change, many settlements developed along the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, influenced partly by the expansion of trade routes. Previous research found that […]
The ancient sculptors of the stone heads and potbellies of Monte Alto, Guatemala, knew the magnetic properties of the rocks
Archaeologists discovered that ancient Mesoamerican sculptures from 2000 BC in Monte Alto, Guatemala, had deliberate magnetic properties, predating similar artifacts from Izapa, Mexico, dated 1500 BC.