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The lava tube, Umm Jirsan, contained human and animal remains, as well as stone tools dating back to at least 7,000 years ago.

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Ancient Humans Lived Inside a Lava Tube, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

The vast network of ancient earthworks in the Amazon, including roads, canals, and cities, are believed to be over 2,000 years old.

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Scientists Find Ruins of Ancient Cities in Amazon Jungle

By Frank Landymore

Over the weekend, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador took to Twitter to share — seemingly in earnest — a photo of a mythological Mayan elf.

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President of Mexico Posts Photo of What He Claims Is a Mythological Creature

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The discovery of over a hundred miles of Mayan "superhighways" challenges previous understandings of the organization of Preclassic Mayans.

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Early Mayan Civilization Was Far More Advanced Than We Thought, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

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Was an Advanced Civilization Wiped Out by a Comet 12,000 Years Ago?