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Recent Discoveries at La Corona
2012 End Date
Maya archaeologists unearth new 2012 monument
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Hieroglyphic Panels
La Corona Team Discovers Maya Stela and Hieroglyphic Panels
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Canuto and Altar
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find
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Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization
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2012 End Date
Maya archaeologists unearth new 2012 monument

Team at La Corona uncovers only second known reference to the Maya "end date".

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Hieroglyphic Panels
La Corona Team Discovers Maya Stela and Hieroglyphic Panels

In 2015, the La Corona team uncovers a fifth century Maya stela at El Achiotal, about 20 miles east of La Corona.

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Canuto and Altar
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find

Tulane team led by Marcello Canuto finds 1,500 year old altar at La Corona that identifies a previously unknown king.

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LIDAR

Tulane University researchers use new technology to discover dozens of ancient cities in Northern Guatemala.

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