The sculpture was discovered as part of the Maya Train project, which is aiming to connect Maya sites in Mexico.
Archaeologists also uncovered jade sculptures mostly of animals, but one appears to depict a woman giving birth.
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Vast 3,000-year-old Maya site maps the ancient cosmos
In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico. This ancient site, ...
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Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the 'order of the universe,' study claims
A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests.
In Mexico, researchers discovered a large—scale structure among the ancient Maya, which, as it has now been established, was ...
The military operates behind our backs,” says Pedro Uc Be. “We know they will start mining, but they work in darkness, and for that precise reason we ...
Archaeologists uncover a massive Maya monument in Mexico, challenging long-held beliefs about ancient power and early ...
For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...
It's been five years since archaeologists located Aguada Fénix, and initial excavations are revealing the site's rich ritual ...
IZAMAL, Mexico — A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a station, the train line said in a statement. There were no ...
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Scientists Reveal How The Maya Predicted Eclipses For Centuries
A medieval Maya text for predicting solar eclipses has confused Western readers for centuries, but a pair of researchers may ...
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