The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...

This text features copious details about the Maya writing system as well as the Maya calendar and religious practices, including idol worship and human sacrifice. “Landa sat down with Maya speakers ...

The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...

In Guatemala, Lake Atitlan contains a fascinating ancient Maya settlement which has now been completely submerged, but was ...

Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it’s hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization. Yet atop its circular pyramid, now surrounded ...

Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and can tell us a lot more about our ancestors than ...

A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors ...

But a new study in the November 2025 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports examined three isolated teeth with jade inlays housed at the Popol Vuh Museum in Guatemala. Based on the ...

Jerusalem Post / Archaeology Sunken Ptolemaic harbor near Alexandria revives hunt for Cleopatra's lost tomb “After 2,000 years, no one has ever been there. We are the first,” said archaeologist ...

The anthropologist claims that the rulers carved on the 1,300-year-old Altar Q are not just striking royal portraits. The way their hands are posed may represent a hidden “sign language” that encodes ...

Altar Q is an iconic stone artifact from the Maya civilization, located at the ancient city of Copán in Honduras. It is particularly notable for its detailed carvings of 16 rulers, each depicted in ...

AP — Nine hours of frantic negotiation with the Israeli military. A last-minute scramble to find trucks in a devastated Gaza Strip, where fuel is in short supply. Six hours of frantic packing, ...