Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more ...

A blood cave in Guatemala has found to be home to scattered remains of human sacrifices rituals. With hundreds of humans ...

Changing all that, the researchers announce the discovery of two “burin spalls” – or stone flakes – from a site called Actun ...

The civilization of the ancient Maya, who lived in what is now Mexico and Central America ... On the basis of the fragments’ shape and patterns of wear and residue on their surfaces, the authors argue ...

Researchers uncovered a second ancient method the Maya used to craft their long-lasting blue pigment, revealing new cultural ...

Archaeologists uncover human remains in a Guatemalan cave, revealing ancient Maya sacrifices linked to seasonal rain rituals.

Archaeologists have, for the first time, identified what appear to be tools used by the ancient Maya for tattooing, according ...

"The emerging pattern that we're seeing is that there ... and explained why they believe the cave was the site of an ancient Maya sacrifice two millennia ago. Related: Mysterious Tikal altar ...