Forget the movie Apocalypto – the real Mayans of pre-Colombian America were more than stone pyramids and bloody rituals. From ...

To Masson, Delgado Kú, and their colleagues, Mayapan’s story contradicts the idea that the Maya disappeared, or even that the ...

Mexico is home to some of the most epic pyramids in the world, stunning relics of ancient civilizations. These are the best ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...

The pre-Columbian city of El Tajin is thought to have been built by an indigenous people whose culture predated the Aztecs.

The dense forests of Mexico concealed a rich tapestry of Maya life for centuries. Thanks to lidar, researchers have pierced the jungle veil, revealing everything from grand pyramids to everyday ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical ...

But this new study reveals a link between the earlier people on the landscape and the later emergence of Maya culture. These ancient channels for catching fish may have played a role in helping later ...

Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields ... thought to be the largest Maya site in ancient Latin America. The team discovered three sites in total, in a survey area the size of Scotland's ...

These ancient channels for catching fish may have played a role in helping later Maya pyramids rise above the Yucatan rainforest. “This shows continuity," said University of Pennsylvania ...