The Mayan Temple of Kukulcán was honored by UNESCO in 2007. ZUMAPRESS.com Built sometime between the 8th and 12th centuries CE, the temple is dedicated to Kukulcán, the feathered serpent deity.

Ancient Maya astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space ...

If I were the editor of Gizmodo, I’d want this Mayan Temple Desk front and center in my office. With my Macbook and 4 monitors on display, it’d be hard for my minions to miss what I want them ...

(CNN) — 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.

Each temple complex is a window into a rich cultural legacy that still fascinates explorers, historians, and curious travelers alike. Here are the 12 Most Visited Mayan Temple Sites.

1,500-year-old Maya altar found in Guatemala jungle Archaeologists have unlocked the secrets of an amazing 1,500-year-old altar that was discovered at a Maya temple deep in the Guatemalan jungle.

Mexico City, July 25 (EFE). — Mexican archaeologists have discovered a system of subterranean water channels beneath the Temple of Inscriptions in the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, the ...

MEXICO CITY (CBS/AP) -- Archaeologists at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque said Monday they have discovered an underground water tunnel built under the Temple of Inscriptions, which houses the tomb ...

When Hector Siliezar visited the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza with his wife and kids in 2009, he snapped three iPhone photos of El Castillo, a pyramid that once served as a sacred temple to ...

Ancient Mayan temple builders used dazzling lustrous pigments. Studying tiny shards of paint from the Mayan city of Copan, a physical and chemical sciences researcher found evidence of mica that ...

Temple II at Tikal, Guatemala, Central America. New evidence suggests that the Mayan civilisation collapsed because of a lack of resources rather than other factors such as disease or warfare ...

German tourist chased by security after climbing up sacred Mayan Temple in Mexico - Supreme Court declines to hear Trump donor's challenge to press freedom precedent Trump touts major Hyundai ...