Archaeologists uncover burials with shell flowers and green quartz earrings
Archaeologist from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), have uncovered a series of circular mounds at El Naranjo in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
New discoveries at Great Pyramid of Cholula
Archaeologists conducting restoration works have made exciting new discoveries at the Great Pyramid of Cholula.
New discoveries reveal ceramic chronology in Maya city of Palenque
Archaeologists have discovered thousands of pottery ceramics during excavations in the Maya city of Palenque.
Inhabitants of Teōtīhuacān neighbourhood were linked to lapidary production
Archaeologists excavating in the La Ventilla neighbourhood of Teōtīhuacān, have found that the inhabitants were linked to lapidary production.
Moyotlan Aztec sculpture unveiled
A statue discovered in the Moyotlan neighbourhood of Tenochtitlan has been unveiled at the Templo Mayor Museum (MTM) in Mexico City.
Ruins on Mount Tlaloc are an ancient observatory
Archaeologists have discovered that ancient inhabitants of the Basin of Mexico kept an accurate agricultural calendar using sunrise observatories and mountain alignments on Mount Tlaloc in Mexico.
Mammoth kill site was a seasonal hunting camp
A large mammoth kill site, located at Santa Isabel Ixtapan in the municipality of San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, was likely a seasonal hunting camp, according to new study.
Excavations uncover headless life-size Maya statue
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a headless statue at the Maya city of Oxkintok.
Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2022
HeritageDaily reveals the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2022 from across the yearly archive of articles.
Woman who illegaly climbed the Chichén Itzá’s Kukulcán pyramid fined
A woman who illegally climbed the the Chichén Itzá’s Kukulcán pyramid has been fined by local authorities.
Faces from the past – Stucco Maya masks unearthed at Toniná
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have revealed a collection of stucco Maya masks from the pre-Columbian city of Toniná.
Archaeologists uncover evidence of Maya town at Oxkutzcab Municipality
A team of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered evidence of the former Maya town of Oxkutzcab, also known as Ooxputcaj, located in the present-day Oxkutzcab Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
LiDAR reveals extent of Maya city beneath jungle canopy
Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), and the Bajo Laberinto Archaeological Project, have conducted a LiDAR survey of the Maya Archaeological Zone of Calakmul, revealing the extent of urban expansion that lies beneath the jungle canopy.
Dual Maya stela uncovered at Uxmal
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a dual Maya stela at the city of Uxmal.
Archaeologists identify obsidian mines exploited by the people of Teōtīhuacān
For thousands of years, people living in the Sierra de las Navajas have exploited the rare deposits of obsidian, a type of volcanic glass that is formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth.
