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.

There are still Mayan cities and sites being discovered. The Classic Maya civilization grew to about 40 cities at its peak. Today, for as much as the Mayan world has been discovered, there is ...

The culinary delights of Yucatecan cuisine have their origin in the ingredients and preparation methods of many of its dishes ...

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 ...

Dzibanché, located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, was founded in the Late Preclassic period and was occupied as late as the 16th ...

The Maya grew root crops like sweet potatoes and cassava along ... Deep in the Mexican jungle, anthropological archaeologist Charles Golden, P’28, unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, ...

“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 ...