Buried secrets from an ancient Maya city are rewriting history. A groundbreaking DNA study reveals what led to the ancient ...

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

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday raised concerns about escalating tension over a U.S. tariff war and ...

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

Archaeologists from the U.S. and Guatemala recently announced the discovery of an altar buried in the ancient ruins ... may have used this trade as cover to spy on the Maya.

to their trade, to their gender—were communicated through adornment, and depictions of clothed bodies encode this vital information. To study ancient Maya dress, then, is to study ancient Maya ...

Scientists have unearthed the body of a 4,500-year-old woman in Peru. What’s surprising is that they found not just her bones ...

Palenque grew wealthy from trade as well as from tributes collected ... that rivaled other great Maya cities such as Tikal. (Ancient Maya believed a rain god resided in caves and cenotes.) ...

One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, the Mokaya were skilled artists, farmers, traders and even sportsmen.

On Tuesday, South Korean military officials announced that North Korea likely received help from Russia to develop a new ...

COVER STORYLet’s be honest - chocolate has probably seen us at our best and our worst. It’s there when we celebrate birthdays ...