Tag: Mexico
Ancient Rock Art in Texas-Mexico Borderlands Endured 4,000 Years
Hunter-gatherers in what is now southwestern Texas and northern Mexico created rock art for more than 4,000 years, maintaining consistent imagery and techniques that depicted their conception of the universe. The tradition,…
Mexican Zapotec “Fortress” Revealed by LiDAR as a Large City
A new study of a Zapotec site in Mexico may have finally revealed its purpose. A team using LiDAR to analyze the complex have revealed a large post-classical city. The site of…
The Non-Existent Secret Alien Base Hidden off the California Coast
At the end of 2024 there was a rash of sightings of purported UFOs in the United States. Social media filled up with blurry footage (and it is, of course, always blurry…
A Hiss, and a Scream: The Reason Aztec Skull Whistles are so Scary
Musical instruments are near universal across all cultures, ancient and modern, but the music they make is not always pleasant. Aztec skull whistles, extremely versatile instruments from 500 years ago, are certainly…
Valeriana: Enormous Mayan City Discovered in Mexico
Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is famed for its Mayan ruins, great cities and carved pyramids which, along with the famous sites in Guatemala, formed the heartlands of this lost civilization. You may be…
Pellagra: The Mystery Disease that Brought Monsters to Europe
Pellagra is a disease of which most people have never heard. It is understood today, and treatment is straightforward; in fact, nobody needs to suffer form it at all. But it deserves…