Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

A family crop was found to be a common denominator. Their diet was primarily maize–or corn–a primary staple food for humans in Mesoamerica. Many civilizations believed human beings were ...

Archaeologists working in Mexico City have unearthed hundreds of obsidian artifacts and weapons dating back to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the Mexica Empire.

It looks as though the next instalment in Ubisoft's ongoing saga of strife and conquest will take place in Baghdad, not Mesoamerica as was originally rumoured. The Assassin's Creed saga began in ...

The Brits formalized the game known globally as football—but its roots date back to ancient China and Mesoamerica. Giovanni Navaro Cornelio, 30, (left) and Arturo Sanchez, 32, play ulama in ...

The Mesoamericans were robust users of rubber, according to historical and archaeological records. With it they made sandals, rubber bands and also balls, which they used to play a ceremonial game ...

I am an archaeologist specializing in Mesoamerica: an area that encompassed present-day southern Mexico, parts of Costa Rica and all of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Tamales tell the earliest stories of Latin American traditions and culture. Originating in Mesoamerica, this emblematic food first came to the table shortly after the inception of nixtamal in ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ozymandias: Mesoamerica Great cities have stood in these jungles and highlands since time immemorial. Upstart tribes threaten the old balance.

But in Africa, cocoa is typically the word you use.” Cacao’s origins can be traced back to ancient Mesoamerica, where it was a precious commodity and frequently traded crop. It’s widely ...

That story went something like this. On this continent, agriculture—and therefore civilization—was born in Mesoamerica, where corn happened to be abundant. The more advanced people there began ...