Microbes found in Mayan ruins may deteriorate stone from inside out
NEW ORLEANS May 27, 2004 Researchers from Havard University have discovered the presence of a previously unidentified microbial community inside the porous stone of the Maya ruins in Mexico that may be capable of causing rapid deterioration of these sites. They present their findings at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. ......"The presence of a previously unde...Archaeologists announce discoveries at the ancient Maya site of Waka' in northern Guatemala
DALLAS (SMU) -- An international archaeological project, sponsored by Southern Methodist University, headed by Dr. David Freidel of SMU, and Guatemalan archaeologist Hctor Escobedo of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, is attempting to combine scientific research of the ancient Maya past of Guatemala with conservation and development in an effort to save a vital section of tropical rainfores...Muddy Mayan mystery made clearer by researchers working in the bajos
A team of scholars led by University of Cincinnati professors Nicholas and Vernon Scarborough found evidence of a major environmental transformation that helps to explain a puzzle that has stumped Maya scholars for decades. Why would the Maya live in an area where the primary water source is little more than mud half of the year? ...... The discoveries reveal why many early Maya centers were aban...Vanderbilt archaeological team unearths buried Maya royal palace
Vanderbilt archaeological team unearths buried Maya royal palace . <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" .ONLOAD="if(parent.frames.length!=0)top.location='http://www.eurekalert.org/news.pub.html'.;"> EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 SEPTEMBER 2000 .AT 00:15 ET US <A .HREF="mailto:david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu">david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu 615-34.3-6803 <FONT .SIZE=+2>Vanderbilt archaeological team unearths buried.... ATHENS, Ga. -- Climate, varied terrain and rainfall make the tropics a.botanical garden of vast riches. While development has brought economic strength.to the United States and Europe, it has also brought ecological devastation in.places, leaving Third World countries with the greatest diversity of plants that.could hold the secrets of curing diseases.. . Only a small number of p...