Remains of a high-ranking Mayan man who lived 1,300 years ago have been discovered in Mexico and experts have now built up a timeline of his life. The man, believed to be a diplomat called Ajpach’ Waal, was instrumental in forging an unlikely alliance between two powerful dynasties in the eighth century. He was from … Read more
Mayan community was obliterated 1,590 years ago when a violent volcano erupted, according to a new study that uncovered the timeline using an ice core from Greenland and charred remains from the event Radiocarbon measurements date a massive eruption of El Salvador’s Ilopango volcano for the first time, to 431 AD The explosion was over 50 … Read more
‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more
A Mayan temple discovered in Mexico is 3,000-years-old, making it the civilisations ‘oldest monument’ and no statues to the elite hints at a more egalitarian society. The temple site in Tabasco, Mexico, was discovered by archaeologists from the University of Arizona and an international team during an expedition in 2017. The site, called Aquada Fénix, is … Read more