A University of Calgary archaeologist has found evidence that the Classic Period Maya were trading live dogs over long ...

Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Chichén Itzá in Mexico or Tikal in Guatemala often overshadow the incredible ...

The mysterious collapse of the Maya civilization may not have been driven solely by drought after all. New evidence from lake sediments in Guatemala reveals that one key city, Itzan, enjoyed a stable ...

Who would think that a waterlogged piece of rosewood could have enough glitz and glamor for a Hollywood telling of an archaeological adventure? In the summer of 2023, Heather McKillop and her LSU crew ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two ...

The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, VWPics/Redux Nestled in the jungles of the Yucatán, about 45 minutes from ...

The ancestral Mayan culture pays tribute to its god, Kukulkán, with the arrival of spring. He descends along the pyramid steps of the Chichen Itzá temple in Yucatán, Mexico, to fertilize Mother Earth.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heard about the end of the world in December 2012 as predicted by the Mayans? The members and editors of online travel consultants VirtualTourist (www.virtualtourist.com) have ...

Visitors can't reach at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites because of Mexican drug cartel violence and a land dispute, according to The Associated Press. Mexico’s government has acknowledged that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, ...