An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Mayan city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, revealing pyramids, murals, and statues.

In Teotihuacán, deep under the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, archaeologists discovered a long tunnel leading to sealed chambers ...

In Mexico’s ancient Maya culture, the plumed serpent Kukulkan was the deity of agriculture who brought rain; it was the most revered of the Maya gods. In Sri Lanka, a sorcerer dons a fearsome ...

With its impressive exterior facade and lobby featuring the likes of serpents and owls ... a bestselling book featuring his sketches of Mayan ruins, “Incidents of Travel in Central America ...

Dzan, Mexico – Surrounded by dense jungle and beneath intertwining canopies of towering trees, Luis May Ku, 49, trudges ahead through shoulder-height bushes searching for a rare plant.

Mayan ruins in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico ... The collection features a giant carved head of a fire serpent, a celestial calendar and many ceremonial headdresses of Aztec rulers. When visiting the ...

The most impressive structure is the House of the Serpent, where the doorway looks like the mouth of a snake. The pyramids at this site cannot be climbed. Ancient ruins in Palenque are a testimony to ...

Five different sets of ruins were probed ... a shadow on itself that aligns with a carving of the head of the Mayan serpent god. The shadow makes the serpent's body so that as the sun sets ...

Thick forest around unexcavated Mayan ruins makes them difficult to spot, but improving satellite technology is filling in the gap. . | Credit: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via ...

Mexico and Central America are rich in Mayan ruins. Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in ...