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Au Guatemala, Maximón défie toutes les catégories. Dieu et saint, Maya et catholique à la fois. Redouté et vénéré. Humain et sacré.

Ma rencontre avec lui, à Santiago Atitlán, est l'une des pages les plus intenses de mon livre Guatemala – Voyage en terre maya.

A lire ICI ou lien en bio :
https://www.soreau-photographe.com/maximon-guatemala-culte-maya/

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New study searches for hidden chambers inside El Castillo pyramid in Chichén Itzá

A team of international archaeologists, physicists, and engineers will soon explore inside one of the greatest monuments of the ancient Maya world using a non-invasive imaging technique...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/hidden-chambers-inside-el-castillo-pyramid/

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Ancient Maya astronomers accurately predicted solar eclipses centuries in advance

A recent study has decoded how Maya astronomers forecasted solar eclipses with astonishing accuracy more than a thousand years ago, revealing a sophisticated system of mathematics and observation that kept their predictions accurate for centuries...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/maya-astronomers-predicted-solar-eclipses/

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Submerged Maya salt-making compound in Belize reveals the lives of ancient salt producers

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Classic Maya household complex buried on the Punta Ycacos Lagoon seafloor in southern Belize, offering an entirely new look at how ordinary Maya families lived and worked more than 1,200 years ago...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/submerged-maya-salt-making-compound-in-belize/

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Maya children’s teeth with jade inlays reveal rare ancient practice, study finds

Archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in Maya cultural traditions: decorative jade dental inlays, a practice previously thought to be exclusive to adults, have now been found in the teeth of children...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/maya-childrens-teeth-with-jade-inlays/

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