Ancient Maya Wetlands Reveal Settlement That Thrived Amid “Collapse” - Eos A newly excavated site provides evidence that Maya communities migrated from urban areas to rural wetlands during times of intense drought.

New research finds that an ancient Maya settlement thrived through periods of “collapse” by a resourceful reliance on local wetlands.

While nearby towns were being abandoned, these wetlands burgeoned with activity.

#Archaeology #AncientMaya

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The Maya Who Stayed: Wetland Farmers at the Edge of Collapse A new excavation in Belize finds preserved wood, fishhooks, and a community that didn't leave when everyone else did

A Maya settlement in Belize kept farming and fishing straight through the Classic Collapse — with 1,000-year-old wooden posts to prove it. New excavation rewrites what “abandonment” looked like at the edges. #AncientMaya #Archaeology #WetlandHeritage www.anthropology.net/p/the-maya-w...

How Almost Everything We Thought We Knew About The Maya Is Wrong As a seven-year-old, Francisco Estrada-Belli was afraid all of history would have been discovered by the time he was old enough to contribute. The year was 1970 and he and his parents had come from…

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#MayaCivilization #mayahistory #ancientmaya #MayaCulture #mayaarchitecture #mayaruins #mesoamericancivilization #archaeology #HistoricalDiscovery #mayasociety #mayatemple #tikal #Guatemala

Hidden in the Mexican jungle, the Maya “Snake Kingdom” was a true superpower.

LiDAR tech reveals Calakmul was a massive, dense urban hub, far larger than ever imagined.

A look at ancient geopolitics.

#TheLolgic #Mexico #History #archaeology #ancientmaya #ancientcities #LidarTechnology

How the Ancient Maya Predicted Solar Eclipses with Stunning Accuracy #MayanAstronomy #SolarEclipse #AncientMaya #AncientScience #HistoryDocumentary
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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago #Science #Biology #Genetics #AncientMaya #Genomics #PopulationCollapse

Fragments of the Ancestors: Rethinking Maya Burials and the Politics of Place New research on non-elite burials at Dos Hombres, Belize, challenges sacrifice narratives and reveals how Maya communities used body partibility to create kinship and claim territory.

Teeth, not trophies. A burial in Preclassic Belize reveals Maya used ancestor body parts to root identity and claim land. Sacrifice? Not so fast. #Bioarchaeology #AncientMaya #Placemaking #Anthropology #Archaeology

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#ancientbluesky #Maya #ancientmaya #ancientarchitecture #archaeology

‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lost A ceramicist retraces his Maya roots to recreate a long-lost pre-Hispanic pigment that survived for over a millennium.

Publication in @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
‘MAYA BLUE’: THE MYSTERY DYE RECREATED TWO CENTURIS AFTER IT WAS LOST
#native #maya #indigenousart #heritage #organic #AncientDiscoveries #mystery #paint #firstnations #ancientmaya #technology #science #mexico #yucatan
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Back in 2021, I collaborated with watercolorist extraordinaire Aaron Alfano to produce this amazing reconstruction of the support area of the Later Classic Maya palace of La Corona, Guatemala. I still love this piece very much.
#archaeology #watercolor #ancientmaya #palace #reconstruction

S4 Ep1 - Classic Maya Palace Spaces and Feasting (w/ Dr. Maxime Lamoureux-St-Hilaire) Season 4 Episode 1: Classic Maya Palace Spaces and Feasting - Interview w/ Dr. Maxime Lamoureux-St-Hilaire In the first episode of Season 4, Reese, Diana, and Jose interview Dr. Maxime Lamoureux-St-H

I was recently interviewed on CSUDH's pod "Uncovering the Ancient Maya". The hosts had amazing questions.
I said "and what not" like 15 times. There are priceless bloopers at the end. You're welcome.
#archaeology #podcast #ancientmaya #archaeopolitics

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Rare discovery shows the ancient Maya didn't just use tobacco—they drank it Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale.

Rare discovery shows the ancient Maya didn't just use tobacco—they drank it
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#History #WorldHistory #Culture #Maya #AncientMaya #Tobacco