Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...

Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient offerings in a sealed cave in Mexico, revealing secrets of the lost Tlacotepehua ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

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

The discovery at the Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala “marked a public dismantling of an old regime”—a rather pivotal moment ...

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

Rare artifacts like this, as well as fossils ... An enigmatic altar found in an ancient Mayan city contains bodies — and wasn’t made by the Maya. The ornately decorated structure may hold the key to ...

More than 5,500 years old, the wooden board is one of the most ancient preserved doors in ... thousands of years ago. Rare artifacts like this, as well as fossils, help us determine where we ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...