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 ...

Will the world come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, as predicted by the Mayan calendar and used as the theme of the movie "2012"? Not according to Jorge Ruz, co-owner of Hacienda Xcanatun, a restored 18th ...

Maya civilization has once again amazed researchers with a groundbreaking archaeological revelation that challenges our understanding of ancient Mesoamerican society. Hidden beneath the dense jungle ...

Archaeologists interested in the history of the Mayan kingdom were in for a surprise as a new tomb rose to prominence. After four decades of work in Caracol, Belize, Central America, experts unearthed ...

Learn what caused a major population crash in the Maya civilization, driving several cities to fall into ruin.

When Washington, D.C. resident Anna Lee Dozier picked up a vase at a thrift store in Maryland five years ago, she thought it a faithful reproduction of a Mayan artifact. “It did look old to me,” she ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for drinking ...

Cancun. It’s all just sun, sand and partying, right? Well, wrong. This famous tourist hotspot on the Yucatan Peninsula may have become a byword for excess, but from Lucha Libre to Mayan history to the ...