Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement ... partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s core ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

They broke up the land into several regions that represented ... causing little to no harm to the environment. Draw a map of your own Maya city. Create a key to show where important places are ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and bark paper. Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better ...