In 2003, archaeologists investigating storm damage near a Mexican pyramid found a hidden tunnel that reframed Teotihuacan’s sacred worldHeavy rains in 2003 unexpectedly revealed a hidden tunnel at Teotihuacan. This ancient site near Mexico City yielded thousands of ritual ar...
15 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
In 2018, researchers used geophysical imaging beneath El Castillo: The discovery below the pyramid pointed to a hidden cenoteDeep within the famed El Castillo pyramid of Chichén Itzá, Mexico, an intriguing mystery has come to light. Explorations have unveiled a si...
15 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
In 1978, a routine roadwork project in Mexico City exposed a colossal Aztec monument hidden beneath the streets for centuriesRoutine work in Mexico City unearthed a massive stone carving of the goddess Coyolxauhqui. This find in 1978 proved crucial. It led to exte...
12 May, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Melting ice patches reveal how the bow and arrow reshaped ancient hunting in North AmericaNew research reveals melting ice patches and dry conditions are preserving ancient hunting tools, offering a clearer picture of the bow and...
08 May, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
In 1908, George McJunkin Found Ancient Bones After a Flood And Rewrote American HistoryA storm in 1908 unearthed ancient bones near Folsom, New Mexico. Cowboy George McJunkin recognized their importance. Archaeologists later f...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Paso Temprano: The 1,200-Year-Old City That Was Hidden on Mexico’s CoastA lost ancient city, Paso Temprano, has been unearthed in Mexico's Costa Chica region. This 1,200-year-old Epiclassic period city reveals a...
23 Mar, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
What Archaeologists Found Inside a 1,400-Year-Old Tomb in Oaxaca Is Changing How Much We KnowA remarkably preserved Zapotec tomb, dating back to 600 AD, has been unearthed in Mexico's Oaxaca mountains. Featuring an owl sculpture gua...
09 Mar, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
What Archaeologists Found Hidden in the Guatemalan Rainforest Is Changing Our Perception About The Early Mayan CivilizationAn ancient Maya city, Los Abuelos, hidden for nearly 3,000 years in Guatemala's jungles, has been unearthed. Dating back to 800-500 BCE, th...
08 Mar, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
What Secrets Lie Beneath Ecuador’s Dense Rainforest? LiDAR ExplainsArchaeologists in Ecuador uncovered a hidden ancient Yumbo civilization using LiDAR technology. The discovery reveals over 200 mounds, 100 ...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Portal Beneath the Church? The Mitla Underworld Mystery ExplainedAncient tunnels may lie beneath a church in Mitla, Mexico. Researchers used radar to scan the ground. The technology revealed hidden spaces...
28 Feb, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
‘Land of the White Jaguar’ discovered, archaeologists finally locate lost Maya rebel stronghold in southern MexicoArchaeologists in Mexico have identified the long-lost Maya city of Sak-Bahlán, or the “Land of the White Jaguar,” a stronghold of Indigeno...
01 Aug, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
21,000-yr-old Footprints in New Mexico may be the oldest evidence of human migration in the AmericasThe new study presents two additional lines of evidence for the older date range. It uses two entirely different materials found at the sit...
06 Oct, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
Ancient soccer scoreboard found at Yucatan peninsula, MexicoThe circular piece displays hieroglyphic writing and is over 32 cm tall.
13 Apr, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
Ceramics & bullets from Spanish guns: Archaeologists uncover artefacts from last site of Mayan cityMost of the buildings at the Tayasal site are buried under earth.
29 Oct, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
Did you know people enjoyed chocolate 5,300 years ago?Researchers believe cacao beans were used to make the chocolate drinks during feasts and rituals.
30 Oct, 2018, 06.11 PM IST
- Ancient syphilis causing genomes recovered
London, June 25 (IANS) Scientists have recovered the first historic genomes from a bacterium that causes syphilis -- a sexually transmitted...
25 Jun, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
- Turkey domestication started 1,500 years ago
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Turkeys had been domesticated by 400-500 AD, say archaeologists who unearthed a clutch of domesticated turkey eggs ...
22 Nov, 2016, 04.37 PM IST