The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

As the Maya built out their society even further, they laid the foundations for complex trade networks ... where more than 30 languages stemming from ancient Mayan are still spoken.

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

economic and trade problems and possibly also epidemics and societal instability as well as invasions and wars. However, as a people, the Maya and much of their ancient culture continued – and ...

More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid ...

However, before it was called Tulum, this ancient city had a more poetic name ... a ceremonial center—it played a critical role in Mayan trade and navigation. Positioned strategically along ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious ... to the view that this was not light contact, or mere trade. It involved belligerent forces building an enclave ...