Chinese archaeologist Yan Wenming, a distinguished professor at Peking University, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF), which marks the first time a Chinese scholar has received such recognition.
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This series had groundbreaking access to an expedition at Aguada Fenix, which is the oldest and largest Mayan site found to date. Archaeologists discovered the ruins, near the Mexico-Guatemala border, in 2020 through LIDAR technology.