The history of Cobá—a Maya epicenter buried in the jungle—are coming to light, including the name of the woman who ruled over ...

Under lush rainforest canopies in Central America lies evidence of the sophisticated Ancient Maya civilization. Nestled among impressive pyramids and temples, the ancient Maya were expert ...

A recent archaeological discovery at an ancient Maya city has shed new light on the civilization’s political dynamics, ...

The painting and artistry is not what sticks out to archeologists at a newly discovered ancient altar in Guatemala. The likely sacrificed human remains and its craftsmanship tells the story of a major ...

UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - The scorched bones of several adults, who were likely members of a royal lineage, were discovered by archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya pyramid. The discovery is ...

Ancient Maya kings may have already told us how to tackle our water crisis, a new study has found. The Maya civilization dates back almost 4,000 years and spanned what is now Belize, Guatemala, ...

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Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya pyramid have uncovered royal remains that appear to have been burnt in an apparent "act of desecration", and Newsweek spoke to the lead researcher about the ...

Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...