Lamanai is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities in the ancient Maya world, lasting from early preclassic times into the colonial period. But what made it different from other Maya cities ...

A series of unusual architectural formations emerging from the dense forests of the Yucatán Peninsula is reshaping how archaeologists understand ancient Maya commerce. These structures, arranged in ...

A study of ancient Maya markets finds planned trade spaces across the Maya Lowlands, pointing to a structured economy beyond ...

Archaeologists uncovered how Hunacti's Maya town residents secretly preserved ancient rituals inside a colonial church while ...

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

Until recently, Mayan script was indecipherable. David Stuart was one of the few who helped to crack it.

A team of archaeologists led by the study's lead author, Ivan Spreits, identified a series of unusual architectural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. In the heart of Mesoamerica, a civilization flourished with an intellect that rivaled the greatest ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

WASHINGTON — 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, ...