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Mayan Objects Over 2,000 Years Old
April 8, 2013 | by Nickie Lewis | Latin American Wonders
Mexican archaeologists have found handicrafts from the Mayan culture in the southeastern states of Yucatan and Campeche, notable among which are ceramics some 2,300 years old. continue reading »
Tombs Dating Back to 332 B.C. Discovered in Egypt
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several Greek and Roman tombs dating from as early as 332 B.C. in the Al-Qabari district of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the Ministry of State for Antiquities said Thursday. continue reading »
Researchers Recreate Daily Life in Mayan City of Palenque
December 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican researchers have reconstructed the political, economic, religious and cultural life of the ancient Mayan capital of Palenque on the basis of inscriptions left behind by its governing caste, the National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, said Wednesday. continue reading »
Archaeologists Uncover Mayan Objects Over 2,000 Years Old
December 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists have found handicrafts from the Mayan culture in the southeastern states of Yucatan and Campeche, notable among which are ceramics some 2,300 years old. continue reading »
Scientists Discover Humans Made Sophisticated Tools 71,000 Years Ago
November 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Modern humans were making sophisticated stone tools at least 71,000 years ago, according to an article in the November issue of Nature based on excavations in South Africa. continue reading »
Mexican Archaeologists Discover Pre-Columbian Tombs
October 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists discovered a group of millennium-old basalt tombs in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit, the National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Archaeologists Uncover Tomb of Mayan Queen in Guatemala (VIDEO)
October 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The tomb of a powerful seventh-century Maya queen was discovered at the El Peru-Waka site in the northwestern Guatemalan province of Peten, archaeologists said Wednesday. continue reading »
Mexico Uncovers 1,000 Year Old Tomb in Michoacan
September 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb more than 1,000 years old in the western state of Michoacan, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, announced. continue reading »
2,000 Year Old Jaguar Statue Uncovered in Southern Mexico
August 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old sculpture of a jaguar in the Izapa archaeological zone, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said in a communique. continue reading »
Archaeologists Discover 850 Year Old Human Remains in Central Mexico
August 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican specialists found 15 graves with entire human skeletons estimated at more than 850 years old at an archaeological site in the central state of Queretaro, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Artifacts from the Tomb of 13th Century Priestess Exhibited in Peru
August 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Chornancap priestess, the woman of the greatest hierarchy yet discovered in the Lambayeque culture, has the vestiges of her ancient power on show in Lima at an exhibition of grave goods found surrounding her remains near the northern Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo. continue reading »
Take a Virtual Tour of Archaeological Sites via Google Mexico’s Street View
August 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cybernauts will be able to take virtual strolls through 30 Mexican archaeological sites using Google Mexico's Street View platform, Mexican cultural authorities said. continue reading »
Mexican Archaeologists Discover Ancient Zapotec Tomb
August 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The tomb of a high-ranking member of Zapotec society was found at a 1,200-year-old funerary complex in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Archaeologists Uncover an Additional Reference to End of Mayan Era
July 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A stone found in Guatemala carved by the Mayas some 1,300 years ago states that the ancient civilization's 13th "baktun" period - each of which lasts some 400 years - will end on Dec. 21, the second historical reference found regarding the ancient civilization's pending calendar change. continue reading »
Buried Under Mexican Highway, Archaeological Area Containing Mayan Ruins Preserved
June 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican cultural authorities have preserved an archaeological area with several Maya buildings more than 1,500 years old that were buried under a highway in the Yucatan peninsula. continue reading »
2,500-year-old Altar Unearthed By Mexican Archaeologists
May 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An altar and a stela estimated to date from as early as 800 B.C. were found at the Chalcatzingo archaeological site in the central state of Morelos, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Prehistoric Mammoth Remains Found in Mexico
May 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Well-preserved skeletal remains of a mammoth that lived between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago have been discovered in the central Mexican state of Queretaro, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
