Aztecs, Incas, & Mayans Cultures

Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:21:36 GMT

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-05-maya-belize_N.htm

Five short but good videos at this link along with a great article. Much too long to post.

New Crop Circle With A Mayan Theme?

feeds@yuku.com (Herb) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:45:38 GMT

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Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:32:01 GMT

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-05-maya-belize_N.htm

CARA BLANCA, Belize - Machete chops echo and leaves rustle underfoot when the vines clear, revealing cobalt-blue water in a cliff-sided pool.

Hidden beneath the dry-season forest, these...

Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago

feeds@yuku.com (Workjay) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:38:26 GMT

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Lost Aztec tomb lies under Mexico City

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:37:30 GMT

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/651306

The great find - a...

Aztec temple promises to yield one of antiquity’s great treasures

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:21:07 GMT

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6474037.ece

Peru finds human sacrifices from Inca civilization

feeds@yuku.com (Workjay) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:11:50 GMT

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE5536XU20090604

LIMA (Reuters) - Researchers at an archeological site in northern Peru have made an unusually large discovery of nearly three dozen people sacrificed some 600 years ago by the Incan civilization.

The bodies, some of which show signs of having been cut along their necks and collarbones, were otherwise found in good condition, said Carlos Webster, who is leading excavations at the Chotuna-Chornancap camp.
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Sacred plants of the Maya forest

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:46:16 GMT

Art depicting life: a Mayan pot inspired by the trunk of a Ceiba tree

Peru finds human sacrifices from Inca civilization

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:43:18 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090604/sc_nm/us_peru_archeology

LIMA (Reuters) - Researchers at an archeological site in northern Peru have made an unusually large discovery of nearly three dozen people sacrificed some 600 years ago by the Incan civilization.

The bodies, some of which show signs of having been cut...

Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:50:38 GMT

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227104.400-temple-timbers-trace-collapse-of-mayan-culture.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Maya River Port in Southeast Mexico

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:52:07 GMT

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=31108

Mayan underworld filled with gifts, sacrifices to gods

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:00:37 GMT

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-05-24-maya-cave_N.htm

The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:22:07 GMT

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-05/uoa-tfe051509.php

The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes

The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first time that mercury pollution occurred long before the...

Funerary bundle found in Machu Picchu Sanctuary

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:30:21 GMT

http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=O6ffYqUgltI=

Unearthing the Mayan Creation Myth

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:12:28 GMT

http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/05-unearthing-the-mayan-creation-myth

Image: R.D. Hansen/Fares...

'Mayan king' remains found

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:23:50 GMT

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Tech%2Band%2BScience/Story/STIStory_375009.html

TEGUCIGALPA - HONDURAN researchers believe they have uncovered the remains of one of the first kings of Central America's Mayan civilisation.

Archaeologists working...

Maya Pottery and Politics

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:07:07 GMT

Fantastic pictures on slide show.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124148062911385269.html

The Harvard-educated archaeologist Robert J. Burkitt (1869-1945) was so notorious for his long visits to the homes of friends in Guatemala that he was dubbed "the man who came to tea and stayed for 30 years." But Burkitt...

El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:12:19 GMT

http://www.guatemala-times.com/archeology/others/1081-el-pilar-archaeological-reserve-for-maya-flora-and-fauna-.html

A long but good read with some good pictures.

Inca Wall Found During Construction of New Peru Hotel

feeds@yuku.com (Workjay) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:44:17 GMT

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=332206&CategoryId=14095

The first stages of building a Marriott hotel in the Peruvian city of Cuzco brought to light the unforeseen archaeological discovery of several ancient Inca walls, the daily El Comercio said on Saturday.

Though ancient chronicles written during the Spanish conquest say that the place where the construction is taking place, near the Plaza de Armas of what was once the capital of the Inca Empire, was...

UCA professor discovers ancient rock painting

feeds@yuku.com (Larry KS) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:28:01 GMT

http://www.uca.edu/news/index.php?itemid=2196

Dr. Reinaldo (Dito) Morales Jr., assistant professor of art history at UCA, has confirmed a major discovery in the world of rock art: an ancient rock painting at a burial site from the Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru.

Morales announced his discovery today at the annual meeting of...