The Maya Classic period, spanning from about A.D. 250 to 900, represents the civilization’s peak. But little text remains from the period, and much of its glory was decimated by looting in ...

What this analysis revealed could not only rewrite our understanding of Maya sacrificial rituals, but also raise new ...

From 28 Years Later to F1, there are plenty of new movies to watch in theaters right now, but if you’re keen to enjoy some ...

"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

Are Mexico's many spiritual ceremonies actually real, or just invented to sell expensive experiences to tourists?

Last month, researchers from the Great Maya Aquifer Project announced the discovery of the world's largest underwater cave system in Yucatán after realizing that two massive cave systems in the ...

Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on a Quarter The coins featuring the writer and poet, which began shipping this week, are the first in a series that will commemorate female pioneers in a ...

China has reinforced its Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) with a focus on international media collaboration, as 32 participants from 10 countries, including Kenya, gathered in Hunan Province ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a ...

One of the most exciting mysteries of human history is the discovery of lost civilizations. Recently, an international team of researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover traces of a ...