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Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?
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Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologistsAnalysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.
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Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups revealA large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.
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Ancient Maya 'blood cave' discovered in Guatemala baffles archaeologistsArchaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.
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Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén ItzáThe question of how the super-blue paint was made now has a second answer.
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Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in PeruArchaeologists have found conclusive evidence of psychedelic drug use more than 2,500 years ago in Peru.
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Mass grave of Black Union soldiers slaughtered during the Civil War may lie under a Kentucky soybean field, high-tech scans revealArchaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War.
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Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammalThe plains viscacha looks a lot like a chinchilla, but it's known for building vast tunnels underground and for producing more than 300 eggs at one time.
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Massive circular tomb filled with battle-scarred people unearthed in PeruHuman skeletons from a large stone tomb may help archaeologists understand a mysterious pre-Inca population in Peru.
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