Whether it's Tulum with its breathtaking ocean view, Cobá with its jungle setting and climbable pyramid, or Chichén Itzá with ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

“The Maya are often viewed as a cautionary tale about climate change — this great civilization collapses simply because of a drought. Well, that’s not quite what happened,” he says. “And even if ...

They brought new diseases and tried to remove all traces of Maya culture. Only a few structures and artefacts remain today. Civilisation A society of people who live in cities and share ways of ...

sculptures and ceramics with modern-day digital systems like touch screens to help visitors fully immerse themselves in the history of Mérida and Mayan culture as a whole. Located next to the ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The newest exhibit at the Putnam Museum and Science Center is an interactive journey through an ancient Mayan archaeological site. "Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion" is open to ...