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Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador

An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle ...

Human sacrifice older than Aztec era? Ancient pre-Aztec altar discovered in Mexico sheds new light on ritual killings

When people hear about human sacrifice in ancient Mexico, the Aztecs and their dramatic rituals usually steal the show. Giant ...

Nearly 3,000-year-old human remains unearthed in El Salvador

Archaeologists in El Salvador exhumed human remains believed to be nearly 3,000 years old on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture ...
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Mesoamerican powerhouses: Aztecs or Mayans?

Discover who truly ruled ancient Mesoamerica! The Mayans pioneered impressive cities and advanced astronomy around 2000 BCE, ...
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Ritual human sacrifice in Mesoamerica : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979

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Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, part of the Mesoamerican region, is the arid or semi-arid zone with the richest biodiversity in all of North America. Consisting of three components, Zapotitlán-Cuicatlán, ...