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 ...

Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about their daily lives, religions, and habits, many "disappearances" remain ...

built just before the Maya civilization rose to prominence. Harrison-Buck and her fellow archeologists used drones and Google Earth data to map 108 kilometers of ancient channels that zigzag ...

These ancient societies, dating back thousands of years, were characterised by remarkable advancements in architecture, governance, writing, and the arts. Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya ...