In a biological preserve in Mexico’s Campeche State, a team of archaeologists has documented pyramids, palaces, a ball court and other remains of an ancient city they call Ocomtún.

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te ...

The city features all the hallmarks of a Maya political capital: pyramids, plazas connected by broad causeways, a ballcourt, and sophisticated water management systems.

Archaeologists have revealed thousands of previously unknown ancient Maya structures in southeast Mexico, including an entire hidden city with impressive pyramids, a study reports. Many of the ...

(non-Flash version) View a clickable map of the ancient Maya empire, from Chichen Itza in the north to Copan in the south.

The once-forgotten city was detected from the skies by LiDAR and contains pyramids, a ball court and spaces marked out by unusual stone columns.

A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

The ancient settlement was likely an important center in the region during the Classic period of Maya civilization—around 250-1,000 A.D.—according to experts.

Light-mapping technology is expediting the pace of archaeological discovery in the dense jungles of central Mexico. The latest find could offer clues about how humans advanced agriculturally.

A map shows the location of the ancient Maya city of Valeriana, which lies in modern-day Campeche, Mexico. A study of LiDAR data revealed thousands of previously unknown structures, including the ...

The once-forgotten city was detected from the skies by LiDAR and contains pyramids, a ball court and spaces marked out by unusual stone columns.