In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at least four adults who were likely members of a royal lineage. The burning signaled a ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city, hidden until now, with thousands of buildings densely packed into a small area. The archaeological team ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

This video shows ancient Mayan ruins surrounded by dense tropical rainforest in the region of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Four archaeoastronomers from leading Mexican research institutions have demonstrated that the famous "descent of Kukulcán" light phenomenon at El Castillo, the great pyramid at Chichén Itzá, is not ...

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