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

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about their daily lives, religions, and habits, many "disappearances" remain ...

Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

Though magnificent, the ruins of Tikal visible today represent ... a site and not greatly change our understanding of Classic Maya civilization. What changes it is the fortuitous discovery of ...

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 ...

This discovery adds to the understanding of Mayan civilization during the Late Postclassic period ... following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake. The ruins, identified as an odeon, include a podium, ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a ... World's Oldest Impact Crater ...

And at the peak of their civilization, from a.d. 600 to 850 ... Palenque the “most beautiful and evocative” of all the Maya ruins. “From a distance,” he wrote, “Palenque’s buildings ...

Archaeologists have long puzzled over the relationship between the Maya and Teotihuacan. Separated by more than 800 miles, these two civilizations ... Set in the ruins of a residential courtyard ...