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![Ears of "Indian" corn](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uTL76vhqMsC2HariEGUwJQ-320-80.jpg)
Indigenous Mexicans migrated to California 5,200 years ago, likely bringing their languages with them, ancient DNA reveals
By Tom Metcalfe published
The research challenges the idea that languages from prehistoric Mexico spread along with maize farming in California.
![The anthropomorphic sculpture of the Maya warrior.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Arci4LDWXbYSVD8HQkrtC-320-80.jpg)
Maya warrior statue with serpent helmet discovered at Chichén Itzá
By Owen Jarus published
During survey work ahead of a new railway, archaeologists found the statue of a Maya warrior wearing a serpent on his head.
![A circular temple in Mexico](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5HXsdfiuRU2AUrx2dE7gAo-320-80.jpg)
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The recently discovered temple in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula dates between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
![We see the head of the snake. The entire serpent was placed in a humidity chamber to preserve its colors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3CEwH2JdRgCD52bmwjwSsj-320-80.jpg)
Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university
By Owen Jarus published
Researchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.
![Pantaneiro cowboy herding horses at sunset in North Pantanal, Brazil.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n6SMJP7aecfRnjFrVX7Ywk-320-80.jpg)
The 1st American cowboys may have been enslaved Africans, DNA evidence suggests
By Kristina Killgrove published
DNA from cattle suggests some of the first cowboys in the Americas were enslaved Africans, who herded cows that were brought with them on slave ships.
![The foreground of an unearthed palace-like Mayan building.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-320-80.jpg)
Palatial 1,500-year-old Maya structure unearthed in Mexico
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists discovered the palace-like building ahead of railway construction in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
![We see a grayish head and torso of an "alien" in a pillow-like box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L2sSZQ7o2YipLBaXgWAj67-320-80.jpg)
'This is complete nonsense': Scientists rail against 'alien' bodies shown before Mexican congress
By Owen Jarus published
Scientists blast claims of two 'alien' bodies that a journalist presented to Mexico's congress.
![A box containing stone figurines depicting humans.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ckoYQJgdcddf6GXp6z8uD-320-80.jpg)
Stone human 'effigies' unearthed at Aztec temple in Mexico City were likely looted in battle and offered to the gods
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Archaeologists in Mexico City discovered a bevy of stone objects carved to look like humans at a former Aztec site.
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