The cenotes of Mexico are famous not only for their beauty, but for the archaeological finds they reveal.
Researchers have long considered these cave systems valuable archaeological archives. The latest discovery is part of a ...
The world's oldest evidence of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis and several chronic skin infections, has been found in a 5,500-year-old skeleton buried in a rock shelter in ...
A prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a flooded Mexican cave, with researchers believing it was likely placed there as part of a ritual. Cave-diving archaeologist Octavio del Río discovered ...
Underwater archaeologist Octavio del Río takes photos of the remains of a prehistoric human skeleton discovered inside the flooded cave system in Actun, near Tulum, Mexico, Nov. 18, 2025 A prehistoric ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this handout photo provided by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, underwater archaeologist Octavio del Río ...
MEXICO CITY — A prehistoric skeleton has been found in an intricate underwater cave system along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an area that flooded at the end of the last ice age 8,000 years ago, ...
In this handout photo provided by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, underwater archaeologist Octavio del Río takes photos of the remains of a prehistoric human skeleton discovered ...