Contractor Bulldozes Mayan Temple
Over the past 100 years countless archaeological sites have been destroyed to provide road fill for America’s growing transportation network.
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Maya architecture not borrowed from Olmecs
The standard story of the origins of Maya civilizations has them evolving from the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica, the Olmecs. Yet the latest research shows that this may not be the case and the Maya likely originated their own ideas about how to construct a city.
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Moorehead Circle Reveals New Secrets
The ceremonial life of Native American civilizations before the arrival of Europeans was far more complicated than the simplistic notion
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Aztec Florentine Codex Now Online
The Florentine Codex contains a wealth of information about the Aztecs written by the Aztecs themselves and translated by the
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Adena Burials Unearthed at Pigs Point, Maryland
The Pigs Point site in Maryland recently gave archaeologists a surprise as they unearthed burial pits that appear to have
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Native Americans built Poverty Point in less than 90 days, research confirms
Academics are constantly underestimating the complexity and sophistication of all ancient civilizations but perhaps more so with ancient Native American
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First physical evidence of tobacco in a Mayan container
Tobacco was one of the most important substances among Native American tribes in the New World. At the time of
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Earliest Tobacco Use in the Pacific Northwest
Tobacco is a plant that originated in South America and slowly over the ages migrated northward. The latest research shows that tobacco had reached the Pacific Northwest by 860 AD.
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Polynesian DNA Found in Ancient Native American Bones
More evidence that ancient people were better seafarers than mainstream academics have given them credit for. The latest study shows
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Cal State L.A. pays homage to Michael D. Coe
2013 symposium brings together scholars, academics in Mesoamerican studies Los Angeles, CA – Featuring 15 distinguished scholars who are leaders in
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“Mayan Blue” film explores history of Maya civilization
‘Mayan Blue’ is a documentary film that follows the journey of an ancient Mayan site recently discovered beneath the waters
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Mounting Evidence of Maya-Taino Connection
Evidence continues to grow that the Maya seafarers did not just control coastal trade routes in Mexico and Central America
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