ancient maya city, archeological site, new discoveries, teotihuacan, tikal

In Guatemala, Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Neighborhood in Ancient Maya City

Scientists have been excavating the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in modern-day Guatemala, since the 1950s — and thanks to those many decades spent documenting details of every structure and cataloging each excavated item, Tikal has become one of the best understood and most thoroughly studied archaeological sites in the world.  But a ...

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The newly discovered structures show the imperial power that Teotihuacan exerted on Tikal, an ancient Maya capital.

Ancient Maya Built Sophisticated Water Filters

Ancient Maya in the once-bustling city of Tikal built sophisticated water filters using natural materials they imported from miles away, according to the University of Cincinnati. Researchers discovered evidence of a filter system at the Corriental reservoir, an important source of drinking water for the ancient Maya in what is now northern Guatemala. A multidisciplinary ...

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UC researchers set up equipment to take sediment samples.