mesoamerica
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Footprints of Lost Cities Found in the Amazon Rainforest
Laser technology is continuing to prove its worth in the Amazon: A team of archaeologists in Ecuador just used the tech to discover thousands of earthen mounds hidden under the forest’s canopy. The 2,000-year-old site contains some 6,000 earthen platforms connected by ancient roads, also visible to the laser technology, called lidar. Though some of…
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The Ancient Maya Were Regularly Exposed to Toxic Mercury, Scientists Say
Ancient Maya cities like Tikal and Cerén were heavily polluted with mercury, according to recent analysis of soil from the sites. Exposure to the element may have been a health hazard for the Maya and could be a risk to archaeologists today, according to the team that studied the samples.
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Lost ‘Foreign’ Neighbourhood Discovered at Ancient Maya City of Tikal
Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a previously unknown structural complex next to the ancient Maya city of Tikal. But this district didn’t belong to the Maya, as it seems a foreign power was flexing its imperial muscles in the region.
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Onyx Equinox’s New Trailer Introduces Its Heroes Challenging the Gods
Visually fantastic as the first trailer for Crunchyroll’s upcoming series Onyx Equinox was, it didn’t exactly provide all that much information about what the show was going to be about — aside from a group of humans taking on the Aztec gods in a battle to save the world. The latest look at the series,…