Hundreds of years after its downfall, the Maya empire still holds plenty of secrets. The pre-Columbian civilization started over 4,000 years ago and at its peak sprawled throughout what is now ...

MERIDA, Mexico At the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, thousands chanted, danced and otherwise frolicked around ceremonial fires and pyramids to mark the conclusion of a vast, ...

In the heart of the Yucatán more than a thousand years ago, a group of Maya astronomers, known as daykeepers, tracked the ...

Archaeologists recently made the first discovery of a Teotihuacan-style altar within a Maya city. The find offers early evidence of the intermingling of two cultures, offering insight into tensions ...

THE YEAR. ARCHEOLOGISTS FROM UNH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HAVE UNCOVERED ANCIENT HISTORY IN WHAT’S NOW BELIEVED. THEY SAY THIS FISH TRAPPING FACILITY DATES BACK TO BEFORE THE MAYAN ERA. THE TEAM ...