20 October 2026
2,500-Year-Old Solar Observatory Identified in Mexico, First of Its Kind Outside Maya Region
Archaeologists in Mexico have confirmed that a monumental complex built more than 2,500 years ago functioned…
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ancient astronomy
11 October 2026
1,200-Year-Old Inscription Reveals the Name of a Maya Mathematician Who Tracked Venus and Mars
More than 1,200 years ago, in an ancient Maya city in what is now Guatemala, a…
21 August 2026
6,500-Year-Old Czech Sanctuary Tracked the Sun and Moon Long Before Stonehenge
Archaeologists in Czechia are uncovering new details about a 6,500-year-old prehistoric sanctuary whose entrances appear to…
7 June 2026
New Study Links Göbekli Tepe’s Vulture Stone to Europe’s Trypillia Culture
A new study compares the carved symbolism of Göbekli Tepe’s Vulture Stone with ritual imagery from…
26 June 2025
“No Easy Way from Earth to the Stars”: Malta’s Prehistoric Temples (3800–2400 BCE) May Have Served as Celestial Navigation Schools
A new open-access study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences has reignited the debate surrounding the…