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Stela 46 from El Palmar, Mexico, shown left, front, and right. Scanning and 3D modeling have revealed an inscription that may include the earliest known Long Count date in the Maya lowlands. Credit: Three-dimensional modeling by Kenichiro Tsukamoto; epigraphic drawing by Octavio Q. Esparza Olguín and Kenichiro Tsukamoto; iconographic drawing by Daniel Salazar Lama, PAEP. From Ancient Mesoamerica (2026). DOI: 10.1017/S0956536126100984

Earliest Mayan date may reveal how rulers turned time into power

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A stone inscription from the site of El Palmer in Mexico appears to bear the earliest known “long count” date in the Maya lowlands: August 31, 180 AD. Researchers say the find shows that Maya rulers used
Hackers are using artificial intelligence to break into Mexican government servers.

Artificial intelligence helped amateur hackers break into government servers in Mexico

A report by Gambit describes how a small group of unprofessional attackers used Claude Code to penetrate government systems, understand the structure of servers, and build a mechanism to forge credentials. The incident illustrates how the tool
The city that may be the last city of the Lacandon rebels from Chiapas, Sac-Blanc, has been located. Photo: Josue Losada, CINAH Chiapas.

Has the lost city of the Mayans who rebelled against the Spanish been found?

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Researchers in Mexico have located a site in the jungles of Chiapas that may be Sac-Blam, “Land of the White Jaguar,” the last stronghold of the Lacandon-Chol people who resisted Spanish rule.

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Ruins of the Palenque temple created by the Mayan culture in Mexico. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Ancient DNA reveals secrets of the rise and fall of the Classic Maya

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Researchers from Trinity University in Ireland have succeeded in reconstructing the genome of the Mayans from Copan, Honduras, and have discovered surprising genetic connections with central Mexico — a finding that indicates migration processes, cultural influences, and demographic changes during the Mesoamerica period.
The Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon in the Teotihuacan Valley in Mexico. Photo: shutterstock

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Julia. was suspected of being Darwin's missing link

The woman who was Darwin's missing link

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A crystal skull from Mexico in the British Museum. Photo: shutterstock

Are the famous crystal skulls fake?

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An international team of researchers who analyzed two crystal skulls with advanced scientific tools concluded that they were not created in ancient Mexico
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