Mesoamerican cultures shaped the history of Central America through remarkable achievements in architecture, science, and society. Among the most influential were the Maya, who thrived in present-day ...

In a discovery hailed as one of the most significant in decades, archaeologists in Belize uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, offering a ...

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's ...

A Maya king’s tomb discovered in Belize offers the first proof of royal rule at Caracol and sheds light on early ties with ...

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As we all know, museums are spaces where representative examples of material culture produced by women and men over time are ...

The jade artifact, a hallmark of the Neolithic Hongshan culture, reminded her of ancient Japanese magatama beads and similar ...

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World Chocolate Day falls on July 7, 2025. Discover its origins, significance, and how chocolate lovers worldwide celebrate ...

The Tiwanaku civilization thrived high in the Andes Mountains long before the Inca Empire started. Located near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, the millennia-old city of Tiwanaku was built almost 13,000 ...

This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and ...