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The Maya Research Program is a nonprofit organization(501C3) that sponsors anthropological research in Latin America. Join our team! http://www.mayaresearchprogram.org
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Maya Research Program @mayaresearchpro.bsky.social · Oct 19
The MRP is excited to announce our 2026 archaeological field season dates:

Session 1: June 1st to June 14th, 2026

Session 2: June 15th to June 28th, 2026

Session 3: July 6th to July 19th, 2026

Enrollment is open and scholarships are available!

www.mayaresearchprogram.org
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cdwren.bsky.social
Great story in local CBC New Brunswick news about an archival artefact collection and the collaboration between U New Brunswick and Wolastoqey First Nation 🏺https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bailey-collection-unb-artifacts-wolastoqey-collaboration-9.6991802
How a UNB artifact collection has sparked archeological collaboration and innovation | CBC News
The Bailey Collection sat untouched for decades on the University of New Brunswick campus. Now researchers and the Wolastoqey Nation are working together to document the artifacts and chart new ways f...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Prospective students: there are now over 30 doctoral studentship places open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s. Information at:

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu...

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Arts & Humanities Doctoral School launches new studentships programmes | King's College London
Over 30 Doctoral studentship places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Monument from the mountain Cerro Patlachique, south of Teotihuacan. It likely depicts a fire priest #FolkloreThursday
Fire priests were religious and political authorities, indicating the sacred mountain was controlled by the Mesoamerican city-state.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
3D model of an imperfectly round stone with a design engraved on its surface, outlined to make the inscription clearer. It depicts a high-status figure seated on a mat with probable chalchihuites (circular elements of precious green stone). The figure wears a tassel headdress, likely an insignia of office, and is accompanied by a year sign. A torch, often associated with the New Fire ceremony, and the possible year-bearer date of 13 Flint are placed before the figure, in the position usually used to denote an individual’s name in Teotihuacan writing
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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💫Now Available💫

The reviews are in on Las Tierras del Mayathan. Exploring Maya culture in the Northern Lowlands across time - from pre-Hispanic to present - this volume brings together research on archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, calendars, astronomy, mural art, and codices. 🏺
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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So proud to see our new paper out in PNAS spearheaded by @emilypigott.bsky.social She found a tiny 46,000 yr old Neanderthal bone at Starosele (Crimea). DNA work revealed long-distance connections across Eurasia, supported by stone tool evidence @heasvienna.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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"I hope that more broadly, people recognize that Indigenous peoples are core to the story of this land, and always have been."

In “We Survived the Night,” author Julian Brave NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
Julian Brave NoiseCat's New Book Explores Indigenous Life, Death, and Survival
In "We Survived the Night," NoiseCat touches on family history, community, and Indigenous life across North America.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
mayaresearchpro.bsky.social
The MRP is excited to announce our 2026 archaeological field season dates:

Session 1: June 1st to June 14th, 2026

Session 2: June 15th to June 28th, 2026

Session 3: July 6th to July 19th, 2026

Enrollment is open and scholarships are available!

www.mayaresearchprogram.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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#archaeology #Belize #science
June 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Ancient DNA extracted from a sediment core from a high-altitude Pyrenean lake in Spain reveals that fish may have been added to the lake by humans as early as the 7th century AD.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Parasite sedimentary DNA reveals fish introduction into a European high-mountain lake by the seventh century - Nature Communications
Historic documents indicate that fish were introduced to Pyrenean lakes in the 14–15th centuries. Here, the authors examine sedimentary DNA from fish parasites in Lake Redon, suggesting fish were intr...
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April 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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anthropology.net
A buried altar in Tikal reveals Teotihuacan’s powerful influence on the Maya — from art to ritual to politics. Was it diplomacy, domination, or both? New clues emerge from the jungle. #Maya #Teotihuacan #Archaeology #AncientHistory #Mesoamerica @antiquityj.bsky.social
Echoes of Teotihuacan in Tikal: Unraveling Ancient Mesoamerican Ties
A Subterranean Altar Sheds Light on Cross-Cultural Interactions
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April 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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flintdibble.bsky.social
Milo Rossi and I appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored to debunk the new viral pyramid conspiracy
Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=50CF...

And we will be livestreaming a reaction to it in a bit over an hour with Miniminuteman, right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=28wb...
'INCREDIBLE Claim' Giza Pyramids Discovery SPLITS Science World | Feat Miniminuteman
YouTube video by Piers Morgan Uncensored
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March 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The Sunrise Dance is a four-day coming-of-age ceremony — a significant and highly spiritual event for the young lady and the Apache community.
Through the 4-day Sunrise Dance, Apache girls transition into womanhood
The Sunrise Dance is a four-day coming-of-age ceremony — a significant and highly spiritual event for the young lady and the Apache community.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Maya #Women Reclaim Their Heritage and Livelihood Through Uxmal Archaeological Project
#archaeology
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Maya Women Reclaim Their Heritage and Livelihood Through Uxmal Archaeological Project
A group of Maya women from the village of San Simón have embarked on a journey to reconnect with their ancestral heritage while securing their financial independence.
yucatanmagazine.com
August 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Maya palace dedicated to the “Stinking One” unearthed near Balamkú. #archaeology #archeology #archeologist #archaeologist
Maya palace dedicated to the "Stinking One" unearthed near Balamkú
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed a palace complex associated with the Maya city of Balamkú.
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August 27, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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flintdibble.bsky.social
I want to boost this point and my video for the science community here because several legit sci comm influencers have shared this pseudoscience in the last few days

Instead share #RealArchaeology and talk to real archaeologists before sharing fake archaeology stories 🧪🏺📗 #AncientBlueSky
flintdibble.bsky.social Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · Mar 22
My impromptu video on new stupid claims under Giza is my third video to reach 20,000 views in first 24 hours

It is fueled by thousands of clicks from Google searches

We have to provide good info for the public when they are searching for it to combat disinformation

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Megastructures under Giza Pyramids? ARCHAEOLOGY REWRITTEN or viral 💩?
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March 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Our February issue is out now! Featuring great #archaeology like:

💀 Ancient Egyptian tomb reuse
🧂 Salt production in Maya Belize
🧶 Early dyed textiles in Bronze Age Anatolia

& more! 🔗 https://buff.ly/346lv7h
Cover of the February 2025 issue of Antiquity, featuring a Scots pine tree marked with several crosses and geometric patterns. These types of symbols on trees are affiliated with the Sámi of northern Fennoscandia and north-west Russia. Incised trees and an archaeological and ethnohistoric interpretive framework have been employed to explore the significance of such markings in Sámi landscapes. The research is timely because intensive forestry is destroying culturally modified trees at an alarming rate, and their significance as the bearers of culture and history is being stripped from the region. For more information, see ‘X-marked trees: carriers of Indigenous Sámi traditions’ by Ingela Bergman, Olle Zackrisson & Lars Östlund in this issue (photography by Lars Östlund).
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Check out our North American archaeology collection, with FREE and #OpenAccess content such as:

🛣️ Ritual landscapes of Chaco Canyon
🖥️ Communicating Indigenous archaeology with digital tech
🌃 Using lidar to discover an unknown Maya city

& more!
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Mesoamerican pyramid with text overlaid that reads 'North American Archaeology: Antiquity'.
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Archaeologists have uncovered 4,000-year-old canals in Belize, revealing how ancient predecessors of the Maya fished! 🌊🐟 These canals show early landscape modification and cultural continuity. #Maya #Archaeology #History 📜🔍
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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize.
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November 30, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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anthropology.net
New research suggests Homo sapiens emerged from two ancient populations that split 1.5M years ago—then reunited 300K years ago. This deep ancestry is in all modern humans. #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Genetics #HomoSapiens
A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans
The Origins of Homo sapiens Are More Complex Than We Thought
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March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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AIA Ottawa's Archaeology Hour is on Wednesday, March 19, 8:00 pm, Eastern via Zoom. Rosemary Joyce explores the ancient Ulúa culture of northern Honduras. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#archaeology #AncientCultures #Honduras #Ottawa
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AIA Archaeology Hour 2024/25 with Rosemary Joyce. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening with Rosemary Joyce presenting "Complex Society Without Rulers" This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. For many…
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March 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Ancient remains suggest at least two types of early humans at Atapuerca 200,000 to 300,000 years apart roamed Europe about 1 million years ago

Fossil face found in Spanish cave belongs to first known Western European 🏺🧪
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Original fossil (ATE7-1) alongside the mirrored right side by means of virtual 3D imaging techniques of the face of a hominin assigned to Homo aff. erectus found in level the TE7 of Sima del Elefante site. Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH. Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH.
March 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Evansville Punctated variety Evansville is a long-lasting type dating from Early Marksville through Coles Creek ca. 0-1200 CE. It is understandable that the more or less aligned random fingernail punctations all over a vessel surface would be appealing for so long. #ceramics #archaeology
Two sherds with fingernail punctations. One sherd is brown & the other is tan to orange
March 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
🏺 Fascinating find, and a great quote here threading between Indigenous knowledge & histories, and archaeological science: "let the finds tell their stories"
Screen grab of article text : ' "It's written in the old Moriori writings that the Moriori waka was wrecked on the north coast here and that was a waka called Rangihoua. "I have in my possession a document that says exactly that, so I believe that it is a Moriori waka that is lying there, but as people say, let the waka tell its story." '.
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.
Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.
In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM