MEXICO CITY.- Underwater archaeologists discovered in a cenote near The Castle pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, a Prehispanic funerary offering deposited in the flooded cave to ask for rain in 9th and 10th centuries, during 2 different drought periods…
Maya Funerary Offering Found by Archaeologists in Cenote Near Chichen Itza
MEXICO CITY.- Underwater archaeologists discovered in a cenote near The Castle pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, a Prehispanic funerary offering deposited in the flooded cave to ask for rain in 9th and 10th centuries, during 2 different drought periods…
Yale and Peruvian Authorities Sign Deal on the Return of Thousands of Incan Artifacts
NEW HAVEN (AP).- Yale University announced Friday that it will send back to Peru thousands of Incan artifacts removed from the famed Machu Picchu citadel nearly a century ago. The agreement allowing for the return of the ceramic pieces, animal and huma…
UK’s Ancient Secrets may Be Buried with Old Bones
By: Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (REUTERS).- Top British archaeologists are urging the government to rethink a law requiring human remains be reburied, warning it risks undermining years of research into the island’s ancient peoples and study of their DNA. T…
Human Bones Dating to 1800s Found in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP).- Human remains dating back to the mid-1800s have been discovered near a historic building in San Francisco’s Fort Mason area. U.S. Park Service officials say the bones appear to be from several different people and were just a cou…