The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mayan Chichén Itzá, an archaeological site in Mexico, as seen from the air. Thick forest ...

It’s a discovery 1675 years in the making. The mysteries surrounding the life and death of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in Belize, are about to get some answers.

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 ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a Mayan tomb estimated to be from 350 C.E. deep in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, a discovery lead researcher Francisco Estrada-Belli has described as akin to ...

The study of Maya archaeology has increasingly embraced interdisciplinary approaches that integrate traditional excavations with advanced landscape studies. Recent decades have witnessed a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Maya urn featuring a depiction of a pre-Hispanic corn deity. The artifact was uncovered during archaeological rescue investigations carried out by Mexico's ...

As the ancient Mayan civilization slowly collapsed in Central America some thousand years ago, perhaps in the face of a quickly changing environment, its survivors retreated with their most precious ...

Residents of this small Belizean city don’t have to go far to see Maya ruins. The ancient Maya city Cahal Pech is located on a hillside on the outskirts of town, surrounded by residential ...

Space archaeology needs to mix new and old missions to protect ancient sites, scientists urged at a recent NASA conference. Take the example of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern ...

The object was likely looted from a Mayan archaeological site in the 1960s and eventually ended up in the hands of a prominent Los Angeles art dealer, the Los Angeles Times reported. From there, it ...