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Reconstructed face of Eva of Naharon, who would have lived about 13,600 years ago.
22 August, 2018 - 22:31 Alicia McDermott

Putting a Face to Eva of Naharon, The Oldest Human Relic Found in the Americas

Eva of Naharon, also known as the Woman of Naharon, is the name given to the oldest known human remains found in the Americas to date. She met her demise in a cenote (sinkhole) some 13,600 years ago...
Exploring the Sac Actun submerged caves in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
19 January, 2018 - 13:56 Alicia McDermott

A Mexican Underwater Cave System is the Largest in the World…and Filled with Archaeological Value

The largest known flooded cave system in the world is also a major source of archaeological interest. After 10 months of intensive exploration, divers have declared that 347 kilometers (216 miles) of...
Kukulkan temple pyramid is being surveyed with multiple imaging technologies
14 November, 2017 - 23:01 Gary Manners

Hidden Passage Discovered Underneath Chichén Itzá

After two months of investigations using state of the art non-invasive imaging equipment, as well as the good old-fashioned technique of crawling through tight spaces on hands and knees,...
El Castillo, Chichén Itzá as viewed from the first level of the Temple of a thousand Columns
20 September, 2017 - 22:57 Theodoros Karasavvas

“Elaborate Underworld” of Mayan Pyramids Explored by Archaeologists for the First Time

Archaeologists have been exploring the ancient Mayan Temple of Kukulkan and the ruins of Chichén Itzá for the first time in more than five decades. As they have stated, the first two weeks of the...
Prehistoric human skeleton in the Chan Hol Cave near Tulúm on the Yucatán peninsula prior to looting by unknown cave divers.
3 September, 2017 - 14:03 ancient-origins

Skeleton Stalagmite Reveals Human Inhabitants in Mexico At Least 13,000 Years Ago

A prehistoric human skeleton found on the Yucatán Peninsula is at least 13,000 years old and most likely dates from a glacial period at the end of the most recent ice age, the late Pleistocene. A...
Maya cenote named Samula near Valladolid, Mexico.
14 August, 2016 - 14:50 Kerry Sullivan

Secret Underground Cavern Thought by the Maya to be Portal to the Underworld

The ancient Maya who populated the Yucatan Peninsula in the first millennium AD believed that there were three ways for the living to enter Xibalba, the world of the dead: through deep caves, through...
Main: A cenote in Tulum, Mexico. Inset: Ancient skull found in Tulum cenote.
6 September, 2015 - 21:54 aprilholloway

10,000-year-old human remains found in underwater cave in Mexico shed light on ancient migrations

In May last year, archaeologists made the exciting announcement that a complete Ice Age skeleton had been found in an underwater cave in Tulum, Mexico. Since then, more than eight well-preserved...
Elongated skull in Mayan cave
17 January, 2014 - 00:59 aprilholloway

Elongated skulls and a mythical underwater Mayan cave

A flooded sinkhole in southern Mexico that terrifies local villagers was recently explored by underwater archaeologists , who found the submerged cavern littered with elongated skulls and human bones...