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Mayan pool in the rainforest: Archaeologists find huge artificial lake with a ceramic-lined floor

Archaeologists from the University of Bonn found a water reservoir the size of a soccer field, whose floor is lined with ceramic shards, in the Mexican rainforest. It seems that in combination with the limestone on top, the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2

Mexico: Maya tomb find could help explain collapse

(AP) -- Mexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the twilight of the Maya civilization that they hope may shed light on what happened to the once-glorious culture.

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Giant sculptured Mayan head found

(PhysOrg.com) -- A decorated Mayan head measuring three meters (10 feet) at the base and sculptured out of stucco has been unearthed in northern Guatemala, near the border with Mexico. The sculpture had been ...

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New compound could become 'cool blue' for energy efficiency in buildings

A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat – it's a "cool blue" compound that ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Archaeology expands beyond traditional scope into other sciences

The popular perception of archaeology is a team of dusty individuals in wide-brimmed hats unearthing treasures from a pharaoh's tomb or an ancient collection of Native American artifacts.

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Study shows Maya civilization collapse related to modest rainfall reductions

A new study reports that the disintegration of the Maya Civilization may have been related to relatively modest reductions in rainfall.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mexico road project sets up fight over ruins

(AP) -- When neighbors in the hills east of Mexico City saw backhoes ripping up pre-Hispanic relics for a highway, they did something unexpected in a country where building projects often bulldoze through ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ancient dry spells offer clues about the future of drought

As parts of Central America and the U.S. Southwest endure some of the worst droughts to hit those areas in decades, scientists have unearthed new evidence about ancient dry spells that suggest the future could ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Endangered river turtle's genes reveal ancient influence of Maya Indians

A genetic study focusing on the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii) recently turned up surprising results for a team of Smithsonian scientists involved in the conservation of this critically endang ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New drought record from long-lived Mexican trees may illuminate fates of past civilizations

A new, detailed record of rainfall fluctuations in ancient Mexico that spans more than twelve centuries promises to improve our understanding of the role drought played in the rise and fall of pre-Hispanic civilizations.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bad news for us, or just for the birds?

Roughly 5,000 dead and dying blackbirds fell from the Arkansas sky on New Year's Eve. That mysterious event was followed by the appearance of about 500 dead birds along a Louisiana highway and additional bird-falls in Kentucky, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Mayan buildings may have operated as sound projectors

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists from Mexico say buildings built by the Maya people could have served as projection systems and amplifiers to deliver sounds over relatively large distances.

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created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Nanoparticles for cultural heritage conservation

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conservation of Mayan wall paintings at the archaeological site of Calakmul (Mexico) will be one on the subjects touched upon by Piero Baglioni (based at the University of Florence) in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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