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Prau123 · 2020-04-23T00:56:31Z

Here's an update on some of the new discoveries in recent years in the Mesoamerican region. Tonina - Considered the new tallest structure in Mesoamerica. It's debatable since El Mirador is actually 172 meters tall. The largest structure is still Cholula. There are still several areas in the El Mirador Basin that needs to be excavated and measured. There are 61,000 plus sites that were scanned a few years ago and that was only a mere portion of the El Mirador Basin. 15 facts about the Maya Civilization 1. THEIR PYRAMIDS AND CITIES ARE STILL BEING DISCOVERED.It’s amazing to think that something as large as a pyramid could elude archaeologists today. But it was only a few years ago that a Maya pyramid more than 1000 years old was discovered at Toniná in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It had been hidden under what was believed to be a natural hill. In 2015, researchers said this newfound monument was actually Mexico’s tallest pyramid at 246 feet (75 meters) in height, surpassing the 213-foot Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan. The ruins of two Maya cities concealed by thick vegetation were also recently discovered in Mexico’s state of Campeche. Tonina Picture They also found El Palmar and Angamuco a few years ago also. El Palmar - El Palmar is 40 to 70 times larger than previously acknowledged. It’s 40 times larger than we thought it was,” Garrison says. “This is now this huge city that would have been a rival to Tikal An early city called El Palmar seemed now to be 70 times larger than we had suspected, with raised fields for agriculture. An “isolated” royal palace had an extensive swath of settlement extending a kilometer or more. Angamuco - Angamuco had as many buildings as Manhattan city. A new laser-mapping technology, called lidar, has been used to confirm a truly mind-blowing ancient city buried in western Mexico. Called Angamuco, researchers say that it has about 40,000 buildings. This is around the same amount of building foundations as there are in Manhattan, New York. Whoa! El Mirador - Articles: Videos:

Two U.S.–based researchers report that the Portuguese warship Nossa Senhora do Cabo, plundered by pirates in 1721, has finally been located near Nosy Boraha after years of archival sleuthing and underwater surveys.

The 700‑ton vessel, stripped of gold, silver and jewels while sailing from Goa to Lisbon, was deliberately sunk by its captors. Fresh evidence—including 3,300 artifacts and a hull matching 18th‑century plans—now confirms the wreck’s identity.

How archaeologists traced the lost Nossa Senhora do Cabo to Nosy Boraha

First came colonial logs and pirate testimonies. Then side‑scan sonar flagged a wooden outline buried in silt 130 feet down. Curious? So were local fishers who pointed the team to the “haunted” patch where anchors snagged nets.

Divers recovered porcelain shards, cannon fragments and a bronze bell stamped “1720,” a perfect match for the ship’s last voyage.

Why this pirate‑era discovery rewrites the map of Indian Ocean piracy

During the Golden Age of Piracy, Île Sainte‑Marie was, in one researcher’s words, “one of the baddest pirate lairs on Earth.” Pinpointing the Cabo gives historians a fixed marker in a murky timeline, letting trade‑route maps and hunter diaries be cross‑checked against a real site.

Better yet, the wreck stayed untouched by modern salvors, creating a pristine time capsule. Who benefits? Museum curators, maritime scholars and, ultimately, the public. What priceless cargo survived three centuries at the bottom of the channel? Before scuttling the ship, the raiders missed more than they knew. Key finds include:

Gold coins with Arabic script
Hand‑painted Ming‑style porcelain plates
An ivory “INRI” plaque from a shipboard crucifix
Trade textiles preserved in sediment pockets

The mix shows the Cabo’s role as a floating treasury linking three continents. Below is a concise voyage timeline for context:

Year	Location	Key moment
1721 (Jan.)	Goa	Cabo departs laden with treasure
1721 (Apr. 8)	Réunion Island	Pirates Levasseur and Taylor seize the ship
1721 (mid‑Apr.)	Toward Île Sainte‑Marie	Storm‑damaged, cannons jettisoned
1721 (late Apr.)	Nosy Boraha channel	Vessel scuttled to hide evidence
2025	Nosy Boraha	Wreck officially identified after multi‑year survey

The team plans minimal excavation to preserve the site, yet remote sensors may locate four companion wrecks rumored nearby. Ready for the next deep‑sea surprise?

The confirmed discovery of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo stitches together archival whispers, pirate lore and hard science in one dramatic find. For historians it is a milestone; for treasure‑hunters, a reminder that not every fortune can be carried off.

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How archaeologists traced the lost Nossa Senhora do Cabo to Nosy Boraha

Why this pirate‑era discovery rewrites the map of Indian Ocean piracy