A deep dive into the Yucatán
Beyond the Mexican peninsula’s famous coast lies a spectacular, less-visited land of Mayan ruins, secret pools and somnolent villages ...
How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of ...
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This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident
A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found ...
Major discovery on origin of writing in birthplace of civilization
“We realized that a number of images on the cylinder seals actually ... Proto-cuneiform was an ancient Mesopotamia writing system that came at the end of the fourth millennium BC (Courtesy of CDLI - ...
Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student
A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...
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Cenotes In Mexico Hold Underwater Caves With A Surprising Secret
With the massive number of cenotes to explore in the Yucatn Peninsula, it is not shocking that mysteries continue to reveal themselves the more the lesser visited cenotes are expl ...
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What Next After Trillion? Names of Large Numbers
One of the most remarkable contributions came from the ancient Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. Their vigesimal (base-20) ...
In A Hurry To Leave The U.S.? Here Are 3 Countries You Can Move To Today
Moving abroad normally involves months of preparation, but many Americans want to leave the U.S. quickly. Here are 3 ...