Why Do Some Cities Only Last A Century While Others Prosper For A Thousand Years Or More?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Some cities only last a century or two, while others last for a thousand years or more. Often, there aren’t clear records left behind to explain why. Instead, archaeologists piece together clues from the cities’ remains to search for patterns that help account for why certain places retained their importance […]
New Clues May Explain Collapse Of Ancient City Teotihuacan In Mexico
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Built more than a thousand years before the Aztecs arrived in central Mexico, Teotihuacan was once one of the largest cities in the world. Its stone temples, comparable in size to Egypt’s pyramids, still draw fascinated visitors, as does the mystery surrounding the city’s sudden fall around 550 AD. To […]
Two Huge Olmec Reliefs Recovered After Anonymous Tip
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – After having received an anonymous tip, INAH scientists have been able to recover two precious and huge Olmec reliefs in Tenosique, a municipality in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. Archaeologists have long debated what connection the Olmec had with other neighboring Mesoamerican cultures, what language they spoke, and just who […]
Unexpected Discovery Reveals People Arrived In North America 20,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Jan Bartek -AncientPages.com – An unexpected archaeological discovery sheds new light on the arrival of the first people in North America. Scientists suggest people reached North America more than 30,000 years ago or simply said, nearly 20,000 years earlier than previously thought. While studying ancient agricultural practices in the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico, scientists from […]
Hidden Structure Detected In Monte Albán, Ancient Metropolis Of Mexican Zapotec Culture
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Not all treasures of Mexico can be found on the surface of this very old country, rich in culture, traditions, and history that spans more than three millennia. There is much in Mexico under its soil. Not long ago, a tomb of a high-ranking individual from Zapotec society was unearthed […]