Archaeologists discover 4,000 year old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

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

Tech - ABC News - 16 hours ago

4,000-year-old canals used for fishing by Maya predecessors discovered in Belize

New research revealed canals used for about 1,000 years to channel and catch freshwater fish on the Yucatán peninsula. Long before the ancient Maya built temples , their predecessors were already ...

World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago

Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site

Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap

Entertainment - ABC News - October 30

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World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees

A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.

World - The New York Times - November 4

'Extraordinary' Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Called 'Lady of the House' Found 4,000 Years After Her Death

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico

Archaeologists draw on laser mapping to find city they have named Valeriana, thought to have been founded pre-AD150. After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.

Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student

The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.

19-year-old employee was found dead in Walmart walk-in oven by her mother

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Pompeii archaeologists uncover ancient tiny house with elaborate frescoes

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Archaeologists unearth an ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb in Luxor

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World - ABC News - November 2

Israeli bombing puts ancient ruins at risk, archaeologists warn

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This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered

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Tech - ABC News - October 30

Harris and Trump's closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown

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Scientist Accidentally Discovers Ancient Mayan City While Browsing Web

World - Yahoo News - November 1

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

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World - The Guardian - October 26

Former US air force pilot cleared of assaulting nine-year-old girl in London

Robert Prussak, who approached girl after she got lost on family holiday, acquitted of kidnapping and sexual assault. A former US air force pilot has been cleared of kidnapping and sexually ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Ancient oak named after a band is UK Tree of the Year

The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is at least 400 years old.

Probe launched into 12-year-old girl's death

Honey Fox French, from Pembrokeshire, died despite efforts from paramedics, an inquest hears.

Site of ancient, key battle in Iraq found using spy satellite images

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Lost Chopin waltz discovered in New York museum after almost 200 years

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A 52-Year-Old Hockey Legend Is Playing His Final Professional Season

In Kladno, Czechia, former N.H.L. great Jaromir Jagr is keeping a team, and his career, alive.

Sports - The New York Times - October 24

15-year-old charged with killing parents, 3 siblings in Washington

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That 800-Year-Old Corpse in the Well? Early Biological Warfare.

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Science - The New York Times - October 26

New details on 15-year-old accused of killing parents, 3 siblings

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Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old in new lawsuit

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The 49ers mourn the death of CB Charvarius Ward's 1-year-old daughter

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Sports - ABC News - October 29

49ers' Charvarius Ward announces death of 1-year-old daughter

Ward's daughter, Amani Joy, would have turned 2 in November

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

10-year-old catches historic World Series grand slam

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Sports - The New York Times - October 30

Snack to the future! Litter pickers bag 34-year-old crisp packet

The empty packet of Walkers ready salted crisps has survived for four decades.

New Mexico teen charged in shooting of 8-year-old sister

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Can a 10-year-old credit card debt still be collected?

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"Mornings Memory": 90-year-old Effie Nielson breaks records in weightlifting

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