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Where Mayan history meets ‘Star Wars’ in Guatemala and Belize

Star Tribune 16 Mar 2026
A sometimes challenging Central American road trip led to major Mayan ruin sites ... .
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Saturday Citations: More bad news for US footballers; ancient Mayan water management; investigative LLMs

Phys Dot Org 07 Mar 2026
The researchers found no evidence of cyanobacteria contamination at the sites, indicating that the Mayans understood biological water contaminants and mitigated the growth of the blue-green algae.
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Ancient Mayan water filters stopped a lot—just not mercury poisoning

Popular Science 06 Mar 2026
A trio of ancient reservoirs in present-day Guatemala is revealing both the strength—and limitations—of Mayan water science ... It’s no accident that Mayan society lasted thousands of years ... Mayan society.
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The Mayan Paradox: How a Sophisticated Water System Led to Poisoning Its People

Greek Reporter 05 Mar 2026
Researchers say the discovery highlights what they describe as a “Mayan paradox.” Careful engineering protected the city from visible pollution, but cultural practices introduced a hidden chemical threat.
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Mayan culture explored in new Cranbrook science exhibit

Detroit news 25 Feb 2026
Its latest traveling exhibit, “Mystery of the Mayan Medallion,” blends biology, archaeology, and ancient astronomy in an interactive challenge ... and fate of a Mayan king and his lost jade medallion.
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Guatemalan school hosts Kaqchikel performance to promote Indigenous language preservation

Newsday 21 Feb 2026
Ninety-seven percent of the school’s more than 250 students speak Kaqchikel — one of 22 Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala — and instruction is given in that language and Spanish.
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Portugal returns stolen Mayan, Zapotec artifacts to Mexico in first-ever archaeological restitution

The Jerusalem Post 17 Feb 2026
INAH specialists were sent photographs of the finds and conducted a preliminary review of the three, confirming that they indeed “form part of Mexico’s archaeological heritage.” ....
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Brown professor rethinks violence in precolonial Mayan civilization in new book

The Brown Daily Herald 28 Jan 2026
... for Archaeology and the Ancient World, explores how violence in pre-colonial Mayan civilization was morally understood and enacted in social and ritual contexts in his new book “As the Gods Kill.
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What Your Mayan Astrology Sign Reveals About You

The Capital Journal 27 Jan 2026
The ancient wisdom of Mayan astrology is revealed ....
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