Dive into the heart of the jungle, where archaeologists have unearthed a lost Maya city—a treasure trove of ancient wonders! Discover how cutting-edge laser technology revealed this once-bustling ...

Among the rocks and marine fossils, scientists have found fossilized pollen from the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene periods that reflects changes in the surrounding ecosystems. The pollen reveals ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

Across southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, ancient Maya cities lie scattered like puzzle pieces waiting to be ...

By 1697, Nojpeten, the last independent Mayan city, fell, and the civilization was largely forgotten until the 1830s, when archaeologists began excavating the areas in which the Mayans lived.

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.

The site itself was originally a main hub of Mayan civilization and has since been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The focal point of the ruins is the pyramid-like El Castillo that was once ...

A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ever discovered from a site linked to the ancient Maya civilization.

The survey used light detection and ranging (lidar) technology, a remote-sensing method that sends thousands of laser pulses from an aircraft to map objects ... that the Maya civilization was ...

The “Classic Period” of Mayan civilization lasted from about 250 to 900 and was followed by the “Postclassic Period,” which lasted from about 900–1519, according to Britannica.