In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at least four adults who were likely members of a royal lineage. The burning signaled a ...
Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match ...
This early history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica details the art and architecture of the Preclassic period, more than ...
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya pyramid have uncovered royal remains that appear to have been burnt in an apparent "act of desecration", and Newsweek spoke to the lead researcher about the ...
BELIZE CITY — The government said Tuesday it is pursuing a “vigorous” investigation into a road-building company’s near destruction of one of the largest Mayan pyramids in Belize. The Ministry of ...
Dogs were both revered and feared in many Mesoamerican cultures, but today, thousands of dogs live in these areas as strays ...
Archaeologists are calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime find” — a 1,400 year-old frieze vividly decorated with images of gods and rulers. Considered a work of art, the carving is shedding new light into ...
Whenever I go south to Mexico, I marvel at the monumental stone structures, which reach toward heaven, that were left behind by the Maya. When I went to Egypt, I stood at the base of pyramids that ...
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