The following articles appeared in Archeology.org News while I was in Mexico:
Tsunami May Have Struck Yucatan Peninsula 1,500 Years Ago
http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2015/03/05/evidence-indicates-yucatan-peninsula-likely-hit-tsunami-1500-years-ago
Maya Water Temple Discovered in Belize
Drought Contributed to Decline of Mesoamerican City
Study underscores complexity of geopolitics in the age of the Aztec empire
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/ncsu-suc030915.php
Anthropologist offers possible explanation for collapse of ancient city of Teotihuacan
Decapitated males from Teopancazco, a neighborhood within the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. http://phys.org/news/2015-03-anthropologist-explanation-collapse-ancient-city.html
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR MAYA SOCIETY—WHICH CAME FIRST?
http://uanews.org/story/archaeologists-discover-maya-melting-pot
Mysterious Artifact Found at Veracruz May Have Been Offering to Ancient Gods
The jade artifact, which has cleft rectangles, incisions and a cone at its top, was discovered underwater in Veracruz, Mexico. http://www.livescience.com/50080-mysterious-jade-artifact-discovered-in-mexico.html
SITE OFFERS CLUES TO LIFE IN PRE-COLUMBIAN EL SALVADOR
Nuevo Lourdes, an archaeological site in central El Salvador, provides insights into daily life in pre-Columbian times in this country and Mesoamerica
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2371172&CategoryId=13936