Posts Tagged ‘Maya’
Maya marked start of ‘new form of society’
U. ARIZONA (US) — Scientists have uncovered evidence at a site in Guatemala that suggests the origins of the Maya civilization are more complex than previously thought. Continue…
Friday, April 26, 2013 10:23 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Dec 20, 2012 12:06 - 1 Comment
Maya expert debunks ‘end of times’
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Tomorrow, December 21, 2012, has taken over pop culture this year: will the world end? Maya scholar David Stuart says no. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 8, 2012 17:54 - 1 Comment
Climate change withered Maya civilization
PENN STATE / UC DAVIS (US) — A high-resolution climate record spanning 2,000 years shows how Maya political systems developed and fell apart in response to climate change, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 3, 2012 16:28 - 3 Comments
Tomb of Maya warrior queen discovered
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of one of the great queens of Classic Maya civilization. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 13, 2012 11:00 - 0 Comments
Domesticated turkey bones found in Maya temple
U. FLORIDA (US) — Bones from an ancient Mayan archaeological site show the turkey was domesticated more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 20, 2012 16:55 - 2 Comments
Maya ‘sun’ masks discovered at pyramid
BROWN (US) — Archeologists have uncovered a pyramid believed to celebrate the Maya sun god at the El Zotz site in Guatemala. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 10, 2011 8:26 - 3 Comments
Ancient Maya road ‘frozen’ by volcano
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town frozen in time by a blanket of ash. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 19, 2010 11:45 - 1 Comment
Mayan treasures discovered in king’s tomb
BROWN (US)—A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala. The tomb is packed with carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who may have been sacrificed at the time of the king’s death. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2010 12:35 - 1 Comment
Pressurized water feature in maya plumbing
PENN STATE (US)—A water feature found in the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico, is the earliest known example of engineered water pressure in the new world, according to a collaboration between an archaeologist and a hydrologist. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 18, 2009 12:45 - 3 Comments
Volcanic ash preserves clues to Mayan staple crop
U. COLORADO (US)—A large manioc field exquisitely preserved under a blanket of ash by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago in present-day El Salvador offers new details about cultivation practices of ancient Maya. (more…)
