Lost Mayan city with sinister ‘decapitation’ carvings is discovered deep in the Mexican jungle

The forgotten city of Mexico: A PhD student accidentally uncovered a massive ancient civilisation hidden beneath the jungle

The forgotten city of Mexico: A PhD student accidentally uncovered a massive ancient civilisation hidden beneath the jungle

Hidden In The Jungle – Intact Ancient Maya City Minanbé Discovered In The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many ancient Maya cities are still hidden in the jungle, waiting to be discovered. One of these, called Minanbé—which means “there is no path” in Yucatec Maya—was recently found by a team of Mexican and Slovenian experts led by archaeologist Ivan Šprajc. The presence of 14 stelae and altars indicates []

Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs

A cave in Belize contains teeth from dozens of important Maya people buried elsewhere, which may attest to a ritual intended to ensure their passage to the underworld

Suspect in custody for theft of historic surrealist sculptures from Mexico City parish

Authorities have yet to recover the missing sculptures, including one by British-Mexican painter Leonora Carrington, a key figure in the 20th century's surrealist movement. The post Suspect in custody for theft of historic surrealist sculptures from Mexico City parish appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The open wounds of Guatemala’s civil war: 68 victims of genocide identified

The remains of Indigenous Maya people killed in 1982 have been recovered from a storage facility in Chimaltenango to receive the dignified burial long denied them by the Guatemalan state