Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

The ancestors of the Ancient Maya used an ingenious method of food collection that enabled their population to grow.

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

The discovery at the Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala “marked a public dismantling of an old regime”—a rather pivotal moment ...

The altar reveals the presence of powerful rulers from Teotihuacan who were there at a time when a coup ousted Tikal’s Maya ...

There will also be an Indiana Jones ride, which will replace DINOSAUR, taking guests on a journey in an ancient Mayan temple. The Tropical Americas land is scheduled to open in 2027.

CAIRO — Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic ...

The view from the top of Tikal’s Pyramid of the Lost World over the dense forest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve and Temple IV. The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did ...

Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood". It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains, a rugged range of ridges about 65km east of Palermo. In a field of ash trees ...

Science news this week includes "cosmic tornadoes" and surprises from ancient Egypt. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Tombos Archaeological Project) Jump to: ...

Dated to the Late Preclassic period – which ran from 300 BCE to 250 CE – the grave was discovered in a commoner household known as the Dancer Group, near the ancient Maya city of Dos Hombres.