Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula ... Auld-Thomas added that LiDAR has ...

Draw a map of your own Maya city. Create a key to show where important places are on your map. Mayan masks were made from a variety of natural materials such as wood, volcanic rock, gold and shell.

One day, while looking at a map of ancient ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula, Gadoury realized the Maya had built some of their cities inland, far from water. This was unlike most other great ...

Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended from Chichén ... Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.—Peter Tyson ...