It is the first Mayan slave ship ever discovered, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), which made the announcement on Tuesday.

A 19th-century Mayan slave ship that went down in the Yucatan Peninsula has been discovered by archaeologists. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 51°F. Friday, March 14th 2025 ...

The ship is the first from the Maya slave trade to be discovered, archaeologists say. The shipwreck was found in 2017 about two nautical miles off Sisal, Yucatan, according to Mexico’s National ...

MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists in Mexico said Tuesday they have identified a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 1850s, the first time such a ship has been found. The wreck ...

Mexico Mayan Slave Ship. This July 24, 2017 photo released by Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Sept. 15, 2020, shows what the INAH says is a detail of the iron ...

But it took three years of research to confirm that it was a Mayan slave ship. La Unión illegally captured and transported about 25 to 30 Mayans monthly to Cuba, where they were forced to work in ...

Archaeologists in Mexico said Tuesday they have identified a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 1850s, the first time such a ship has been found. The wreck of the Cuban ...

Divers swim near the wreck of “La Union” paddle-wheel steamboat, that carried Mayan people for slave trade in the 1850’s, off the coast of Sisal, Yucatan, Mexico August 6, 2017.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists in Mexico said Tuesday they have identified a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 1850s, the first time such a ship has been found. The ...

It is the first Mayan slave ship ever discovered, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), which made the ...