Mayan Megalopolis Discovered in Guatemalan Jungle
The Mayan civilization has always been impressive but the latest LIDAR scans of the Guatemalan jungle have revealed these cities were
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Etowah Elites from Cahokia
In 2004 I argued that the site of Etowah Mounds in Cartersville, Georgia was inhabited by elites from Cahokia, a
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Maya Trade with Cuba and Florida?
In his research article “Yucatan Channel and Trade,” researcher Ronald Canter compiled the best available evidence of trade contacts between
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Mayan Super Highways?
Ancient Maya developed super highways network more than 1,000 years ago Roads of more than 240 kilometers long designed,
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Review: Palenque- Eternal City of the Maya
There is no better, more thorough history of the Mayan site of Palenque than George and David Stuart’s Palenque: Eternal
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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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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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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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The Mesoamerican Connection to the Eastern United States
I found the following information in the comments section of a blog that was critiquing the Mayan-Georgia connection. The author
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