The oldest known example of a water treatment system in the Western Hemisphere was recently discovered in Guatemala. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/ancient-mayan-civilization-used-advanced-water-treatment-technology…
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Mysterious Mexican wreck was an illegal slave ship
Archaeologists have identified the wreck of a Mexican steamer as La Union, an illegal slave ship that smuggled the Maya as cargo to Cuba. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mayan-slave-ship-la-union-identified.html
The 8-year cycle and 5 petals of Venus
A word about the 8-year cycle of Venus in our sky and about the “pentagram” of Venus, a highly noticeable rhythm in the motion of Venus as viewed from an Earth-centered perspective. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/five-petals-of-venus…
Oldest and largest Maya structure on record discovered in southern Mexico
A previously unknown Maya site in Tabasco, Mexico is the civilization’s largest and oldest monumental structure on record. Source: https://www.livescience.com/oldest-largest-maya-structure.html
Ancient Maya kingdom with pyramid discovered in southern Mexico
The kingdom has the remains of a temple and unique stone carvings. Source: https://www.livescience.com/maya-kingdom-discovered-in-mexico.html
Long-lost Maya capital found in man’s back yard
Scientists have discovered the capital of an ancient Maya kingdom in the back yard of a cattle rancher. Located in what is now the state of Chiapas in… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335368/long-lost-maya-capital-found-in-mans-back-yard…
Maya warrior queen may have built the longest ‘white road’ in the Yucatán
A ruthless Maya warrior queen may have ordered the building of an elaborate road more than 1,000 years ago to invade a distant city and to counter the rising power of another. Source: https://www.livescience.com/maya-warrior-queen-white-road-discovered.html
Maya Palace Discovered Deep in the Mexican Jungle
The Maya enjoyed this stone palace in Mexico more than 1,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/maya-palace-found-in-mexico.html
Are Forced Subscriptions Driving 3D Users To Open Source Tools?
Slashdot reader dryriver writes: More and more professional 3D software like 3DMax, Maya, AutoCAD (Autodesk) and Substance Painter (Adobe) is now only available on a monthly or yearly subscription basis — you cannot buy any kind of perpetual license for these industry standard 3D tools anymore, cannot offline install or activate the tools, and the tools also phone home every few…