Artificial Intelligence Just Cracked One of Archaeology’s Biggest Mysteries After Decades of Failed Searches

1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-100-year-old-mummy-found-in-chile-died-of-extensive-injuries-when-a-turquoise-mine-caved-in-ct-scans-reveal

First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/first-evidence-of-deliberate-mummification-in-inca-child-sacrifice-discovered/156917

Bird guano powered rise of Chincha Kingdom in Peruvian Andes, archaeologists find

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-bird-guano-powered-chincha-kingdom.html

Ancient digs: 1st Americans may have started life in Hokkaido

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16234553

Confirmed: New Mexico Footprints Rewrite Timeline of Humans in America

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/confirmed-new-mexico-footprints-rewrite-timeline-of-humans-in-america/ar-AA1HhqKh

(MY NOTE; I had the same skepticism about the dates of this discovery until Vance Halliday’s study. He presents good evidence that the dates are for real. There will still be a lot of research on those dates.)

How Ancient Civilizations Used Parrots in Ritual Life

https://colombiaone.com/2025/12/29/ancient-puebloans-parrots/

Scientists Rebuild Face Of Ancient American After 8,500 Years: The Results Are Jaw-Dropping

Zapotec tomb hailed as most important discovery in Mexico in last decade

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/zapotec-tomb-hailed-as-most-important-discovery-in-mexico-in-last-decade/156818

Gargantuan 500-Year-Old Jug Uncovered In Mexico Is A Fermentation Jar For Corn Beer

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mexico-guachimontones-fermentation-jars

Technology helps Mexican archaeologists find new structures at El Tajin archaeological zone

https://artdaily.com/news/61508/Technology-helps-Mexican-archaeologists-find-new-structures-at-El-Tajin-archaeological-zone

Archaeological findings in Xiutetelco reveal the significance of a pre-Hispanic ceremonial and commercial hub

Archaeological findings in Xiutetelco reveal the significance of a pre-Hispanic ceremonial and commercial hub

A Spelunker Mistook Cave Debris for Trash. It Turned Out to Be Evidence of a Civilization Lost for Centuries

A Spelunker Mistook Cave Debris for Trash. It Turned Out to Be Evidence of a Civilization Lost for Centuries

Archaeologists Discover Lost City on Guerrero’s Costa Chica: A Window into Ancient Mesoamerica

Ancient 200-foot scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico may have served as a solstice observatory

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/ancient-scorpion-shaped-mound-in-mexico/

Trove of 1,000-year-old skeletons — an unprecedented discovery — unearthed in Mexico

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trove-1-000-old-skeletons-161008413.html

Ancient secrets unearthed: Over 800-year-old burials rewrite Izúcar’s pre-hispanic story

https://artdaily.com/news/182509/Ancient-secrets-unearthed–Over-800-year-old-burials-rewrite-Iz-car-s-pre-hispanic-story

50 cm. vertical shaft leads archaeologist to hidden cave, secret burial site in Mexico

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859886

Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years

Unfired clay sculptures created over a thousand years ago in a Mexican cave by an unknown culture

Square-Shaped Skulls Discovered in Northern Mexico

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/skull-modification-mexico-00102352

Vase Fragment in Mexico Suggests Unexpected Cultural Exchange in Mesoamerican Communities

https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/22/vase-cultural-exchange-mesoamerican-communities/

The World’s Oldest Mummy Just Cracked Open a Century of Wrong History—And Rewrote Who We Thought We Were

New study shows ear piercing was a key childhood rite in ancient Maya society

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/ear-piercing-was-a-key-childhood-rite-in-maya-society/embed/#?secret=olOt5zmrBF#?secret=9IPCKqUlxn

Centuries-old ‘trophy head’ from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/centuries-old-trophy-head-from-peru-reveals-individual-survived-to-adulthood-despite-disabling-birth-defect

Archaeologists discover unique mosaic patolli board at Guatemalan Maya city

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-archaeologists-unique-mosaic-patolli-board.html

Cosmic Rays May Unlock El Castillo’s Hidden Chambers

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chichen-itza-hidden-chambers-00102396

3,000-year-old map of the Universe discovered at ancient Mayan site

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/maya-cosmogram

Maya or Teotihuacan? New altar discovery at Tikal reveals startling secrets of ancient rituals and rivalry

https://journalsofindia.com/history/maya-or-teotihuacan-new-altar-discovery-at-tikal-reveals-startling-secrets-of-ancient-rituals-and-rivalry-51861/

Ancient Peruvian Trophy Head Reveals Rare Cleft Lip Condition

https://colombiaone.com/2025/12/10/ancient-peruvian-trophy-head-reveals-rare-cleft-lip-condition/

Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old noblewoman in Peru, exposing the hidden power of women in Caral

Huge Ancient Hunting Traps Revealed in Andean Highlands

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chacu-hunting-traps-chile-00102218

Ancient temple could reveal secrets of a lost society that predates the Inca Empire

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/science/ancient-temple-discovery-bolivia-tiwanaku

This Stunning 3D Mural of a Giant Bird Could Be the Key to Unlocking Ancient Civilizations

https://indiandefencereview.com/this-stunning-3d-mural-of-a-giant-bird-could-be-the-key-to-unlocking-ancient-civilizations/embed/#?secret=LwRz29SEC2#?secret=xzRJYBMJST

Archaeologists reveal lost 5,000-year-old temple in Peru, unlocking secrets of ancient Andean spirituality

https://journalsofindia.com/history/archaeologists-reveal-lost-5000-year-old-temple-in-peru-unlocking-secrets-of-ancient-andean-spirituality-51779/

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the centuries-old 5,200 mystery holes in the Peruvian Andes

https://journalsofindia.com/history/archaeologists-reveal-lost-5000-year-old-temple-in-peru-unlocking-secrets-of-ancient-andean-spirituality-51779/

Discovery at Oldest Observatory in the Americas Pushes Back Origins of Peruvian Astronomy

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chankillo-observatory-peru-00102339

Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old noblewoman in Peru, exposing the hidden power of women in Caral

Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old noblewoman in Peru, exposing the hidden power of women in Caral

Huge Ancient Hunting Traps Revealed in Andean Highlands

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chacu-hunting-traps-chile-00102218

Oldest city in the Americas left a warning in clay 4,000 years ago, now we know what it says

https://www.earth.com/news/oldest-city-in-america-left-a-warning-in-clay-4000-years-ago-caral-city-walls/

Peru: Moche palace find reveals presence of ruling elite

https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-moche-palace-found-reveals-presence-of-ruling-elite-1042074.aspx

Peru: Carved heads found in Ollape are the first discovered in their original context

https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-carved-heads-found-in-ollape-are-the-first-discovered-in-their-original-context-1040728.aspx

Archaeologists Discover Rare 3,800-Year-Old Clay Figurine of Frogs at Peru’s Vichama Site

https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-rare-3800-year-old-clay-figurine-of-frogs-at-perus-vichama-site/

Strange 2,300-year-old burial of dozen humans with hands tied behind back unearthed in Peru

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/strange-tomb-in-peru-holds-skeletons-of-people-with-ropes-around-their-necks-hands-tied-behind-their-backs-archaeologists-say

Ancient Warrior Vessel Discovered at Chankillo, The Oldest Solar Observatory in the Americas

https://arkeonews.net/ancient-warrior-vessel-discovered-at-chankillo-the-oldest-solar-observatory-in-the-americas/

AI-powered study uncovers 303 new Nazca Lines geoglyphs, doubling the known figures

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-868967

These Colombian Mummies Were Buried with Death Masks Fused to Their Faces. Now, Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Their Faces After 500 years

https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/these-colombian-mummies-were-buried-with-death-masks-fused-to-their-faces-now-scientists-digitally-reconstruct-their-faces-after-500-years/

Researchers Delight As Ecuador’s First Ever Rock Paintings Are Found

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ecuador-cave-paintings-0022385

This Colorful Mural of Stars and Fish Is the First of Its Kind Found on the Coast of Northern Peru

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-colorful-mural-of-stars-and-fish-is-the-first-of-its-kind-found-on-the-coast-of-northern-peru-180987144/

Stable isotope analysis shows shifting subsistence in ancient Andean civilization of Vichama

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-stable-isotope-analysis-shifting-subsistence.html

Rare 1,600-Year-Old Nazca Penguin Vessel Unveils Ancient Civilization’s Connection to Peru’s Coastal Wildlife

https://indiandefencereview.com/rare-1600-year-old-nazca-penguin-vessel/embed/#?secret=ApWWveIRhQ#?secret=XNAk1hv03v

Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb Belonging to the First Known Ruler of a Maya City in Belize

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-treasure-filled-tomb-belonging-to-the-first-known-ruler-of-a-maya-city-in-belize-180986972/

New discovery announced at Ek’ Balam site in Yucatán

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/new-discoveries-at-ekʼ-balam-during-conservation-works/146296

Decoded Hieroglyphics Reveal Female Ruler of Ancient Maya City

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/foundation-stone-maya-coba-woman-ruler-2704521

This Enigmatic Maya Codex Could Predict Eclipses Centuries Ahead

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maya-dresden-codex-predict-eclipses-study-2705212

Oldest and biggest Maya temple was built to depict the cosmos

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/science/maya-temple-depict-cosmos

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Maya Factory Hidden Underwater

https://theyucatantimes.com/2025/11/ancient-maya-face-found-in-sierra-papacal-yucatan

7-year-old Maya child had green jade ‘tooth gem,’ new study finds

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/7-year-old-maya-child-had-green-jade-tooth-gem-new-study-finds

Sacred Maya Blue Traced to Remote Yucatan Mine in New Study

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/maya-blue-belize-0022331

4,000-Year-Old Maya Sculpture Unearthed North of Mérida

https://theyucatantimes.com/2025/11/ancient-maya-face-found-in-sierra-papacal-yucatan

Lost Maya Rebel City in ‘Land of the White Jaguar’ Located

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/lost-maya-city-sak-bahlan-0022296

Ancient Maya population may have topped 16 million, Tulane research shows

https://stonecenter.tulane.edu/ancient-maya-population-may-have-topped-16-million-tulane-research-shows

Long Droughts May Have Played a Significant Role in the Decline of Ancient Mayan Civilization

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-maya-end-droughts-archaeology-1234749367/

Texas archaeologists uncover treasure-filled tomb of ancient Mayan ruler in Belize

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/archaeologists-find-ancient-tomb-maya-city-caracol-belize/

Chopped-up skulls found in Maya ‘blood cave’ were a ritual offering for a good harvest, archaeologists suggest

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/chopped-up-skulls-found-in-maya-blood-cave-were-a-ritual-offering-for-a-good-harvest-archaeologists-suggest

Ancient Maya tattooing tools identified for the first time in Belize cave

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ancient-maya-tattooing-tools-belize.html

Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/secret-of-ancient-maya-blue-pigment-revealed-from-cracks-and-clues-on-a-dozen-bowls-from-chichen-itza

New Evidence of Vikings Long Distance Trade with Greenland

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/2002073/vikings-americas-archaeology-news

Ancient Incan tunnel system discovered in the Andes

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/15/ancient-incan-tunnel-system-discovered-in-the-andes

Ancient Massacre Revealed! 3,000-Year-Old Mass Burial Found in Peru

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology-ancient-places-americas/ancient-burials-peru-0022015

New insights into Inca pilgrimages to volcanic peaks

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/02/new-insights-into-inca-pilgrimages-to-volcanic-peaks/154637

New Discovery of Ancient Pyramidal Structure in Chupacigarro, Peru

https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/01/incient-pyramidal-structure-chupacigarro-peru/

1,500-year-old tomb in Peru holds human sacrifices, including strangled son next to father’s remains, genetic analysis reveals

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-500-year-old-tomb-in-peru-holds-human-sacrifices-including-strangled-son-next-to-fathers-remains-genetic-analysis-reveals

Ecuador Burial Suggests Ritual Sacrifice of Pregnant Woman in 800 AD

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology-americas/ritual-sacrifice-ecuador-0021858

Ancient Amazonian People Fed Ducks Over 1,000 Years Ago, Remains Reveal

https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-remains-reveal-amazon-people-fed-ducks-1000-years-ago-2005021

The Roots of Carnival? Archaeologists Just Found Proof of Prehistoric Parties in Brazil

https://scitechdaily.com/the-roots-of-carnival-archaeologists-just-found-proof-of-prehistoric-parties-in-brazil/

Lost cities of the Amazon: how science is revealing ancient garden towns hidden in the rainforest

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/06/ancient-garden-cities-amazon-indigenous-technologies-archaeology-lost-civilisations-environment-terra-preta?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A new archaeological site has been recorded on Macapule Island

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/08/8-large-pre-hispanic-shell-mounds-up-to-12-meters-high-found-on-a-mexican-island/

Research suggests that Tetelihtic could be the birthplace of the Totonac culture

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/11/research-suggests-that-tetelihtic-could-be-the-birthplace-of-the-totonac-culture/153817

Golden eagles, wolves, jaguars, and pumas were sacrificed in Teotihuacán Moon Pyramid rituals

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-838507

Ancient skeletons found at AIFA tell story of pre-Columbian women warriors

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/skeletons-found-near-mexico-city-ancient-women-warriors/

Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/study-why-aztec-death-whistles-sound-like-human-screams/

Pre-Hispanic dock and navigable canal discovered beneath Chapultepec Avenue in Mexico City

https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/pre-hispanic-dock-and-navigable-canal-in-mexico-city/

Ancient Native Americans Had Mysterious Use for Lethally Toxic Fish

https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-native-americans-mysterious-use-lethally-toxic-fish-2006707

Ancient Ceremonial Roads Found in New Mexico Reveal Cosmic and Ritual Connections

https://greekreporter.com/2025/01/29/ancient-ceremonial-road-new-mexico/

DNA of 10,000-Year-Old Spirit Cave Mummy Reveals Secrets of Native American History

https://www.newsweek.com/dna-10000-year-old-spirit-cave-mummy-reveals-secrets-native-american-history-1208975

11,000-year-old settlement in Canada could rewrite history of Indigenous civilizations in North America

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/11-000-year-old-settlement-in-canada-could-rewrite-history-of-indigenous-civilizations-in-north-america

Radiocarbon dating of artifacts and bones shows North American Indigenous population changes over 2,000 years

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-radiocarbon-dating-artifacts-bones-north.html

Archaeologists discover prehistoric sewing needles — made from the bones of fur-bearers

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article296456939.html