Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

Craving a trip that’s equal part adventure and elegant escape? Does your idea of a vacation also include a bit of history and ...

In an urban housing complex dating back to the 4th century AD in the middle of the jungle of Guatemalaarchaeologists ...

Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long ...

Archaeologists just made an incredible discovery deep in the jungle—a lost Maya city! Hidden for centuries, this ancient city was found using high-tech tools like lasers to scan through the dense ...

The Mayans chose this site because it is slightly elevated on a flat island and because of the cenotes — natural sinkholes — and the water they provided. Roads from all four directions led to San ...

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...