One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

Scientists have unearthed the body of a 4,500-year-old woman in Peru. What’s surprising is that they found not just her bones ...

The National Museum of Mexican Art is working in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and ...

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for ...

Traditionally, excavations deep in the jungles of Mexico, Central, and South America are difficult at best and dangerous at ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.

The site itself was originally a main hub of Mayan civilization and has since been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The focal point of the ruins is the pyramid-like El Castillo that was once ...

Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into ...