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

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

The rise of the renowned ancient Mayan civilisation of Mexico and central America was fuelled by contact with outsiders, as ...

Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

The painted altar was once located within a sacred precinct near the center of Tikal, where powerful people from ... cities in the “Maya lowlands,” in present-day Yucatan and Chiapas in ...

The National Museum of Mexican Art is working in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and ...

“The types of skeletal elements present ... Bleuze believes the Day of the Holy Cross celebration each May 3 brought the ancient people to caves to plead with the Maya rain god for enough ...