Archaeologists uncovered a cosmic map of the universe at the oldest Maya site, reshaping beliefs about early civilization and ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest known Maya monument, was designed as a massive cosmogram representing the Maya conception of the universe. New excavations at ...

Ek’ Balam is one of the most impressive Mayan archeological zones, thanks to its incredible preservation. A new discovery ...

The artificial plateau made from earth, with connecting causeways, canals and corridors, was built in southeastern Mexico ...

Ritual killing was a common part of religious sacrifice in the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá. For decades, media depictions cast the victims of these acts as young women and adolescent girls. In ...

The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

New research published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica has revealed the origin of the elusive Maya Blue pigment. The Maya Blue pigment was found on Late Classic-era pottery discovered within ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Sixty-six million years ...