Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...
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How the Aztecs turned war into a human harvest
The Aztec Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in pre-Columbian America. Its cities, engineering, and ...
The Xochimilco district holds some of the final remnants of Mexico City’s ancient aquatic ecosystem, with man-made ...
A 2,000-year-old temple, 14 bound bodies, and no signs of mercy, new evidence reveals a dark chapter in pre-Columbian history ...
Time is running out on the Smithsonian’s seven-year loan of the Key Marco Cat to the Marco Island Historical Museum.
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Secrets of the lost civilization deep in Ecuador
In the mid 20th Century, Ecuadorian historian Jacinto Jijon Y Caamano set out to investigate the remains of a suspected pre-Columbian settlement close to the town of Manta, on Ecuador's Pacific ...
Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, and ...
Chancay burial ‘dolls’ are a type of grave goods that were used by the Chancay culture, a pre-Columbian civilization located in modern day Peru. This civilization was based mainly in the valleys of ...
It’s a huge step forward in understanding the region’s vast history. Archaeologists have unearthed what are believed to be the first-ever cave paintings found in Ecuador, per El Mercurio. The ...
Mary Lou Ridinger, an American expatriate and a founder of the Jade Maya brand, has been a pioneer in reviving the jade industry. By Janelle Conaway Jade was highly valued by the Maya and other ...
LAGO DO CHOCILA, BRAZIL—When a 50-foot Paricarana tree recently toppled in the Brazilian Amazon region of Fonte Boa, it revealed a collection of ceramic vessels buried by an unknown pre-Columbian ...
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