Ancient Maya burials, once thought to show human sacrifice, may instead reflect ancestral ties, according to a theory by Dr.

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

A recent study by Dr. Angelina Locker published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology implemented bioarchaeological ...

One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its ...

One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, the Mokaya were skilled artists, farmers, traders and even sportsmen.

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for murals, rituals, and sacrifice.

The Aztec, Olmec, and Maya of Mesoamerica are known to have made rubber using natural latex—a milky, sap-like fluid found in some plants. Mesoamerica extends roughly from central Mexico to ...

The Sopa de Lima, a Yucatán-style chicken soup with chayote squash, carrots, onions, celery, cilantro, fresh avocado, chihuahua cheese and topped with crispy tortilla strips, at Meso Maya Comida ...

However, deciphering the Shang script is challenging ... The role of a scribe held high status in Mesoamerican society. Maya artists, often younger sons of royalty, were entrusted with this important ...

The findings, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, reveal that the semi-nomadic people who constructed this system may have laid the groundwork for the rise of the Maya civilization.

Scientists called Campeche an archaeological “blank spot” in the Maya Lowlands, an area spanning what is now Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and southeastern Mexico, and which the Maya ...