Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Magazine

News of the Ancient Americas from North America, Mesoamerica, and the Ancient Andes

By Michael Ruggeri

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Mexico City
Skulls Analyzed From The Mayan Sacred Cenote Show That Human Sacrifices Were Sourced From Far And Wide Across Mexico
Forbes - Carly Miller
Tooth enamel from the skulls of 1000-year-old Maya human sacrifices were isotopically analyzed with the goal of elucidating the provenance of the owners of those teeth. The study published in American
‘Total Maya Warfare’ Happened Much Earlier Than Scientists Believed
ancient-origins.net - ashley cowie
Archaeologists studying the fate of the flame engulfed ancient Maya city of Witzna believe that in AD 697 an army of Naranjo’s, from a kingdom in …
Ecuador
Pottery related to unknown culture was found in Ecuador | EurekAlert! Science News
eurekalert.org
Archaeologists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS (Russia), Escuela Superior Politécnica del …
Food may have been scarce in Chaco Canyon
colorado.edu
Chaco Canyon, a site that was once central to the lives of precolonial peoples called Anasazi, may not have been able to produce enough food to …
Maize-centric diet may have contributed to ancient Maya collapse
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
The question of how to best adapt to extreme climate is a critical issue facing modern societies worldwide. In The Role of Diet in Resilience and …
Mochica elite's last woman unearthed in Lambayeque
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
A burial chamber of the last woman in the Mochica elite has been recently unveiled at Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucala archaeological site in northern …
Feeding the gods: Hundreds of skulls reveal massive scale of human sacrifice in Aztec capital
sciencemag.org - Lizzie Wade
The priest quickly sliced into the captive's torso and removed his still-beating heart. That sacrifice, one among thousands performed in the sacred …
Nuevos hallazgos en Teotihuacan revelan relación con mayas entre 350 y 450 d.C.
inah.gob.mx - Ernesto
Los datos de fechamiento por radiocarbono de la Plaza de las Columnas requiere de una cronología refinada de las interacciones entre Teotihuacan y …
Recently discovered Wari ceramics reveal origin of first Peruvian empire
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
A set of ceramic pieces unearthed at Wari archaeological complex in Ayacucho reveals valuable information about the origin of Wari civilization, the …
Peru
Archaeologist Finds Pot Full Of Llama Face Stew Under A House In Ancient Peru
Forbes - Kristina Killgrove
An archaeologist working at a site along the north coast of Peru recently discovered a cooking pot carefully buried under a house floor. The simple, well-used pot contained portions of a llama's face well
High-quality jadeite tool discovered in underwater ancient salt works in Belize
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
Anthropologists discovered a tool made out of high-quality translucent jadeite with an intact rosewood handle at a site where the ancient Maya …
Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile
Live Science - Laura Geggel
The earliest human footprint on record in the Americas wasn't found in Canada, the United States or even Mexico; it was found much farther south, in …
The oldest DNA in North America
dailymail.co.uk - James Pero
According to one genetics firm, a recent client has taken the title for the oldest traceable DNA in the Americas. A report from the Great Falls …
Archaeology
Blog Archive » Wari metallurgist’s tomb found in Peru
thehistoryblog.com
Archaeologists almost literally fell into the tomb of a 1,200-year-old metallurgist during an excavation in Huarmey, Peru. The team from the Warsaw …
Aztec allies ritually disfigured captured Spaniards’ remains
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
New research suggests an Aztec-allied town ceremonially disfigured the bodies of captive Spaniards during one of the worst defeats in the Spanish …
Bolivia
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old Andean sacred bundle
berkeley.edu - Yasmin Anwar
Evidence of mind-blowing brew found in Bolivian cave dig
News
Surprise! The world's oldest mummies are not in Egypt
CNN - Mark Johanson, CNN
(CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot: the driest place on Earth. The Chinchorro people settled in coastal bays of the Atacama Desert, in what present-day
Mayan Civilization
Archaeologists unearth largest Mayan figurine factory to date
sciencemag.org - Lizzie Wade
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—Archaeologists working in Guatemala have discovered the largest known figurine workshop in the Mayan world, they announced at …
Ancient sculptors made magnetic figures from rocks struck by lightning
sciencenews.org - Bruce Bower
Carved ‘potbelly’ stone sculptures suggest people in what’s now Guatemala knew about magnetism more than 2,000 years ago.
Discovery of painted hieroglyphic vase gives clues about breakdown of Maya civilization
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
The discovery of an ancient painted vase, which bears one of the longest hieroglyphic texts uncovered in the Central America lowlands, is offering …
Ritually sacrificed guinea pigs adorned with colourful earrings and necklaces discovered in Peru
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
One hundred ritually sacrificed guinea pigs dressed up in jewellery have been discovered at an Inca archaeological site in Peru. The rodents were …
UC researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands
eurekalert.org
University of Cincinnati archaeologists say these farms likely produced cotton and other goods to support Yucatan trade routes Archaeologists with the …
Archaeologists discover 'exceptional' site at Lake Titicaca
The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editor
An ancient ceremonial site described as exceptional has been discovered in the Andes by marine archaeologists, who recovered ritual offerings and the remains of slaughtered animals from a reef in the of
Aztec Empire
Treasure trove of Aztec war sacrifices including a child who was slaughtered to please the gods discovered in Mexico City
dailymail.co.uk - Tim Collins
A trove of Aztec sacrifices discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most tantalising find yet - an Aztec emperor's …
Women shaped cuisine, culture of ancient Cahokia
phys.org - Gerry Everding
Archaeologists have struggled to explain the rapid rise and fall of Cahokia—the mysterious Mississippian mound-building culture that sprang up about …
Divers Find Hundreds of Ritual Offerings in Lake Sacred to the Maya
ancient-origins.net - Ed Whelan
The civilization of the Maya is one of the most fascinating of the many that flourished in ancient Mesoamerica and it has just been announced that a …
Three graves of Moche elite found in Peru
thehistoryblog.com - livius drusus
An excavation in Chiclayo, northern Peru, has unearthed three richly outfitted tombs of elite members of the Moche culture. Archaeologists from the …
Researchers discover oldest tattoo tool in western North America
phys.org - Washington State University
Washington State University archaeologists have discovered the oldest tattooing artifact in western North America. With a handle of skunkbush and a …
Mayan Civilization
Mysteries of the Mayan 'snake god' could be revealed after secret passageway to an underground cave is discovered beneath
dailymail.co.uk - Tim Collins
An ancient Mayan pyramid that has fascinated explorers since its discovery by Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s continues to reveal its …