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Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico
Archaeologists discovered an unusually flat-topped skull at a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican site.
Ancient rock art along US-Mexico border persisted for more than 4,000 years — and it depicts Indigenous views of the universe
Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.
Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that's the longest underwater cave in the world
This incredible submerged cave network is the longest of its kind in the world and plays a vital role in the region.
Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the 'order of the universe,' study claims
A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests.
1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen
Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.
1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'
Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
200-foot scorpion effigy mound in Mexico may align with the solstices
A 205-foot-long, scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico likely helped Mesoamericans mark the summer and winter solstices, a new study finds.
Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC
After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900).
Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane season
A tropical storm is brewing over the Eastern Pacific south of Acapulco. Clouds and thunderstorms that have been gathering for days will organize in the next 48 hours and could develop into a hurricane.
