Deep in the forests of Chiapas, a chance discovery upended everything scholars thought they knew about Maya civilization, revealing a world of warfare, sacrifice, and breathtaking artistic achievement ...

A long-hidden Maya city has been mapped in Mexico’s Balam Kú Biosphere Reserve, revealing a major settlement that was built ...

El Gran Museo del Mundo Maya de Mérida translates to The Great Museum of the Mayan World of Mérida. With more than 1,160 ...

Serena Williams makes her return to grand slam singles tennis at Wimbledon 2026 at the age of 44. Four years after walking away from the sport, the 23-time grand slam champion enters the first round ...

Some 13 years had passed since the last K’iiwik Maya World Tourism Fair. That made this year's event — which took place in Mérida, Yucatan, in June — especially significant. It provided a platform for ...

In recent weeks, Google has been busy adding AI features to all of its most popular apps. Following Gmail and Chrome, Maps is now the latest service to get a Gemini makeover, with a redesign of the ...

Researchers studying Classic Maya cities discovered that urban growth was driven by a blend of climate downturns, conflict, and powerful economies of scale in agriculture. These forces made crowded, ...

Researchers propose Aguada Fénix’s vast architecture forms a cosmogram aligning structures with Mesoamerican calendar sunrises and directions today. Color-coded pigment caches and marine shells in ...

Five years ago, archaeologists announced they had discovered a massive Maya structure in southeastern Mexico. Built between 1000 and 800 B.C.E., the complex is known as Aguada Fénix, and researchers ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When archaeologist Takeshi Inomata and his team began excavating for Maya ruins in the lowlands of what ...