After scaling an ancient Mayan site, tourists were apprehended for disregarding rules and disrespecting a centuries-old ...

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the ...

And it definitely was not a one-man job. It stretched 4 feet wide and ran over 30 feet deep into an ancient Maya pyramid in Belize. By some miracle—or perhaps, Indiana Jones’ luck—the thieves passed ...

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The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., archaeologists said.

The man was one of two separate visitors filmed climbing the pyramid on Thursday ... once carried out at the top of the pyramid by the ancient Mayans, the local paper reported.

An ancient Mayan altar in Tikal, a 2,400-year-old city in Guatemala, evidences a quasi-imperial control system before the ...

He said that shafts and chambers are likely all there is under the pyramids, with the Mayans and other ancient Mesoamericans often building pyramids on top of the entrances of caves or caverns ...

Lost in the jungle and teeming with life, Tikal’s ancient Mayan pyramids rise dramatically above treetops. No crowds, just echoing howler monkeys and Indiana Jones vibes. Rome’s forgotten twin ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...

A 1,000-year-old altar from Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan culture has been discovered in the erstwhile Mayan city of Tikal in ...

(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 ...