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

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this bilingual panel presentation, Maya and other indigenous cultural activists from Mesoamerica discuss the experience of retaining cultural ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

This photo released by the Guatemalan government shows two anthropomorphic sculptures that "represent an ancestral couple." - Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Sports Archaeologists have discovered ...

A 13th-century manuscript sits under glass, its bark-paper pages filled with vivid glyphs and cryptic figures, in a quiet ...

Laser scans and other evidence show the Maya persisted in rural areas long after big cities collapsed. The Maya are known for their impressive pyramid complexes, like this one known as El Castillo at ...

People listen to a a panel discussion about solar eclipses at The University of Texas at Arlington’s Planetarium, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Arlington. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer Editor’s ...

For anyone who fell in love with the history of ancient Mayan culture as a kid, half the attraction was in learning about its discovery by archaeologists in the 19th century. That’s one reason why ...