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

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

Although many Maya gods gained and lost public favor during the ancient civilization's long history, some remained central to ...

FOR DECADES, scholars have argued about what caused the so-called Maya collapse. Several million Maya lived ... unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, artists, and kings that still feels ...

The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were examined with lidar ... often viewed as a cautionary tale about climate change — this great civilization collapses ...

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...

reaching all the way back to those used by the ancient Maya civilization. Over time, this approach has melded with the style and technique brought by the Spanish conquistadors, along with those ...

Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did. What were homes in the ancient Maya civilisation like? Find out what Maya homes were made of and what they looked like.

Why did the ancient Maya drink toxic liquid tobacco? How did ancient Egyptian obelisks end up all over the world? How did ancient Egyptian obelisks end up all over the world? This wonder of the ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds ... that featured a ball game and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art ...