New study shows ear piercing was a key childhood rite in ancient Maya society

A recent study offers a fresh perspective on what appears to have been an early rite of passage in ancient Maya childhood: the piercing and gradual stretching of the ears. Drawing on centuries of Maya artistic representations, the research suggests that ear ornaments were far more than decorative items...

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⚡️BREAKING: Ancient People Were Smart! 🧠 In today's shocking news, scientists have just discovered that the Maya, who built pyramids and had a calendar, could also predict eclipses. Next up: learning how they managed to survive without WiFi or avocado toast. 🥑✨
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Archaeologists uncover oldest and largest Maya monument built to represent the cosmos

Until recently, Aguada Fénix had lain hidden beneath the fields and forests of southeastern Mexico for millennia. The vast earthen platform, built more than 3,000 years ago, represents the oldest and largest monumental structure known in the Maya region...

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Ancient Maya astronomers accurately predicted solar eclipses centuries in advance

A recent study has decoded how Maya astronomers forecasted solar eclipses with astonishing accuracy more than a thousand years ago, revealing a sophisticated system of mathematics and observation that kept their predictions accurate for centuries...

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Ancient Maya monument reveals Ix Ch’ak Ch’een, the 6th-century queen who ruled the city of Cobá

Archaeologists have identified Ix Ch’ak Ch’een as one of the rulers of the ancient Maya city of Cobá, and uncovered the city’s dynastic history during the 6th century CE. The discovery comes from the “Foundation Rock,” a limestone monument found near a natural water reservoir...

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New research reveals how Maya astronomers used overlapping lunar tables to predict solar eclipses for 700 years, blending ritual calendars with mathematical precision. #Archaeoastronomy #MayaCivilization #HistoryOfScience #Anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-ancient-mathematicians-of-the

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗯á 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱
Epigraphists have identified Ix Ch'ak Ch'een, a 6th-century queen who ruled the Maya city state of Cobá. The Foundation Rock inscription reveals her political power, sacred connections, and role in Maya history.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/maya-queen-coba-00102248

Submerged Maya salt-making compound in Belize reveals the lives of ancient salt producers

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Classic Maya household complex buried on the Punta Ycacos Lagoon seafloor in southern Belize, offering an entirely new look at how ordinary Maya families lived and worked more than 1,200 years ago...

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Maya hand signs on 1,300-year-old altar may reveal hidden calendar dates and deeper meaning

For over 1,300 years, Altar Q in Copán, the Maya capital of Honduras, has fascinated scholars. Carved in the late eighth century, it shows 16 rulers of Copán on its four sides, together with hieroglyphic inscriptions. Long accepted as a dynastic history, it is now the focus of a new theory...

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Maya children’s teeth with jade inlays reveal rare ancient practice, study finds

Archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in Maya cultural traditions: decorative jade dental inlays, a practice previously thought to be exclusive to adults, have now been found in the teeth of children...

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Ancient Maya population may have topped 16 million at peak, new lidar study reveals

A sweeping new research study has shifted our image of the Maya civilization of the ancient past, and it appears that its population during the Late Classic period (CE 600–900) might have reached as high as 16 million people, roughly 45% higher than previous estimates...

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#Mayacivilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script).

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗽𝘀𝗲
Cambridge researchers have used cave stalagmites to reveal devastating 13-year drought that helped collapse Maya civilization 1,000 years ago, providing first seasonal climate data for Terminal Classic period.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/maya-drought-collapse-0022349

Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse

A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexican cave have revealed.

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https://phys.org/news/2025-08-stalagmites-mexican-caves-reveal-duration.html

Revolutionary LiDAR analysis reveals ancient Maya civilization supported up to 16 million people - 45% more than previously thought! New research uncovers the true scale of this sophisticated society.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/maya-population-estimate-0022334

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 ‘𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿’ 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 Archaeologists discover Sak-Bahlán, the lost Maya rebel city in Chiapas jungle, using advanced GIS technology to locate the final stronghold of Lacandon-Ch'olti' resistance agains the Spanish conquistadores.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/lost-maya-city-sak-bahlan-0022296

1,600-year-old tomb of Caracol’s founding king Te K’ab Chaak unearthed in Belize jungle

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the royal tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler and founder of the powerful Maya city of Caracol, in Belize’s dense jungles. This tomb, dated to around 350 CE...

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Archaeologists have discovered the 1,600-year-old tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize, revealing extraordinary royal treasures and evidence of early diplomatic relations with ancient Mexican civilizations.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/maya-kings-tomb-0022259

#Mayacivilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. The civilization is also noted for

#Mayacivilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. The civilization is also noted for