Interested in learning Mayan mythology? Let's dive into the fascinating mythology of the Mayan gods and goddesses, and their ...

(image by report authors, courtesy Tulane University) Researchers believe it could be the second-densest known ancient Maya site in that ... Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden ...

Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, ...

This imagery, according to expert Alexander Tokovinine, combines Maya and Teotihuacán symbols. Interestingly, the pedestal lacks a central statue, suggesting that the figure may have been removed by ...

A team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler has excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, as reported in the journal Antiquity. The team ...

Ruins of cities keep turning up in the forests of central America. How have these structures stayed standing for millennia?

Researchers excavating the ancient Mayan city of Dzibanche ... which would have previously held a sculpture. Markings seem to indicate a specific Kaanu’l ruler, though researchers remain ...

The ancient Maya possessed many techniques for using their skin as a canvas on which to project information about their social role and status. One of the most common of these was body painting ...

Early scans show that the city was once the size of an ancient Maya capital — with multiple plazas, temples, a reservoir and even a ball court.

He was born in Hoxton (London) and established himself as an architect, draftsman, and traveler. He visited the Middle East ...

Dating to approximately 750-850 CE, Valeriana’s population density ranks second only to the ancient city of Calakmul among known Maya settlements. The high concentration of structures within the ...