Archaeology

Archaeologists studying El Gigante cave near Marcala have documented the oldest continuous sequence of human occupation in Central America, preserved in the volcanic rock shelter's dry, protected layers.

The Copán archaeological site is beginning a three-dimensional satellite mapping project using LiDAR technology across its 25-square-kilometer area to update surveys conducted 50 years ago and search for previously undiscovered structures.

Yarumela, in La Paz department, holds evidence of organized human presence dating to around 1000 BCE, serving as a political and ceremonial capital during the Formative period with astronomical alignments and trade networks reaching Mexico and the Caribbean.

A storm exposed the ancient bones of a giant sloth in San Esteban, Olancho, prompting a joint excavation by Honduras's Institute of Anthropology and History and U.S. Fulbright paleontologist Greg McDonald.