Maya
Everything filed under mesoamerica in our archaeology coverage, the 4 reports filed on it so far.
Mercury Contamination Found in Maya Cities Coba and Xcach
A study reveals centuries of mercury pollution exceeding modern safety standards at two Maya cities on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, linked to the...
Maya Mercury Contamination Poisoned Yucatán Waterways
New sediment core analysis reveals extreme mercury pollution in ancient Maya water sources, linked to their use of imported cinnabar pigment.
Maya Elite Deposited Ancestral Teeth in Distant Cave Burials
A Maya woman's burial in Bats'ub Cave, Belize, contained 226 teeth from at least 39 individuals, linking elite mortuary practices across sites 16...
Ake Maya settlement reveals post-collapse habitation
Archaeologists have documented 96 small structures at the Maya city of Ake, dating from A.D. 1100 to 1550, proving the site remained inhabited for...