Thousands of skulls found in the tzompantli of Tenochtitlan, ancient Mexico, reveal the massive scale of human sacrifice practiced in the Aztec capital. Thousands of human skulls were found between 2015 and 2017 at the site of the ancient tzompantli of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, present-day M
The National Archaeological Museum brings to light this Thursday the Travel diary of Emilio Camps Cazorla , an unpublished manuscript that recounts the study trip that in the fall of 1930 , 85 years ago, three MAN conservatives undertook for Italy and France to complete their academic and professi
A new survey using Lidar technology in the Angkor region highlights the unexpected scale of the Khmer Empires urban complexes. The Ta Prohm temple (12th century), Angkor. SPAN. “No! We have not discovered new unknown cities in Cambodia, as we can read all over the world at the moment! Thats not wh
In recent decades some gaps have begun to be clarified:the restoration project of the Pompeii Archaeological Park (Grande Progetto Pompei) is exposing a part of region V (the so-called Cuneo; wedge) to prevent the risks caused by the presence of layers of volcanic accumulation -which reach almost th