Today, let's talk about the mysterious Maya people. The Maya civilization is incredibly enigmatic, filled with various mysterious elements. You see, the Maya had remarkable achievements in astronomy!

Researchers studying a single stalagmite have uncovered how centuries-old climate shifts helped unravel the mighty Maya civilization. By linking environmental data with known historical events, ...

Over the past decade, the Mayan calendar has been subjected to close examination and intense debate. Could an ancient calendar system predict solar flares? This fascinating theory will be delved into, ...

Altar Q, a Mayan monument carved approximately 1,300 years ago in Honduras, may reveal a code that has eluded scientists until now. A recent study suggests that the hand signs depicted on this altar ...

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Human civilizations have appeared, flourished, and altered the world forever. Long before the modern nations that have become commonplace or global cities, there were ancient civilizations that shaped ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest civilization 1. Urban settlements appeared on the Mesopotamian plain — which ...

The treasure hunt begins -- The secrets of the Piri Re'is map -- The Piri Re'is map in detail -- The Antarctic maps of Oronteus Finaeus, Hadji Ahmed, and Mercator -- Ancient maps of the North -- The ...

Venturing into an Etruscan tomb once meant crawling through rubble, breathing dust, and crawling into rooms excavated more than 2,500 years ago. Now, it is possible to do so from a computer, even a ...

The Maitland Art Center, designated a National Historic Landmark because of its unique Mayan-style architecture, will soon look different. The complex, part of the Art & History Museums — Maitland, ...