Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

The spread of migratory herding in the Green Sahara probably occurred through cultural exchange. Neandertal genetic traces: The ancient individuals had significantly less Neandertal DNA compared to ...

An often overlooked pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new ...

The Temple of Kukulkan In late February this year, I set foot on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to explore the ancient Maya city ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

In an urban housing complex dating back to the 4th century AD in the middle of the jungle of Guatemalaarchaeologists ...

The Mayans chose this site because it is slightly elevated on a flat island and because of the cenotes — natural sinkholes — and the water they provided. Roads from all four directions led to San ...

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

More than 5,500 years old, the wooden board is one of the most ancient preserved doors in Europe. Archaeologist Jakob Messikommer uncovered the prehistoric object from the marshes in Wetzikon in ...