2,800-Year-Old Face-Down Burial With Turtle-Shaped Vessel Found in El Salvador
Archaeologists excavating beneath a residential area in El Salvador have uncovered a pre-Hispanic burial that may date to around 850 B.C. The grave was discovered…
Mesoamerican Archaeology
4,000-Year-Old Rock Art Discovered in Mexico Forces Railway Reroute Near Ancient Tula
A routine railway project in central Mexico has led to an unexpected archaeological turning point. During preliminary work on the Mexico–Querétaro passenger line, researchers uncovered…
Early Maya Ritual Platform and Deer Offerings Discovered in Yaxché de Peón, Mexico
Archaeologists working in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a previously unknown ritual platform linked to early Maya ceremonial life, along with animal offerings and symbolic…
A 1,400-Year-Old Zapotec Tomb Discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico has announced what officials describe as the country’s most important archaeological discovery in more than ten years: an exceptionally well-preserved Zapotec tomb dating to…
The Scorpion That Tracked the Sun: Mexico’s 1,000-Year-Old Mound Reveals a Cosmic Connection Between Farmers and the Sky
Beneath the dry winds of Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley, archaeologists have uncovered something extraordinary — a 200-foot-long scorpion etched into the earth. For a millennium it…