The Maya Classic period, spanning from about A.D. 250 to 900, represents the civilization’s peak. But little text remains from the period, and much of its glory was decimated by looting in ...

The ancient Maya civilization is known for its innovation: math, astronomy, calendars, written language, agriculture—you name it, and the people living during the Classic Maya period probably ...

From Mars to the Maya Scientists at Hewlett-Packard's crystal lab had tested thousands of specimens, but they'd never seen ...

From 28 Years Later to F1, there are plenty of new movies to watch in theaters right now, but if you’re keen to enjoy some ...

The modern study of Maya civilization owes much to Uaxactun in northern Guatemala. It was there in 1916 that Sylvanus Morley, an American archaeologist and erstwhile spy, rediscovered a ruined ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

Ancient Maya Civilization and Environmental Interactions Nature Research Intelligence Topics Topic summaries History, Heritage and Archaeology Archaeology Archaeology of Asia, Africa and The Americas ...

Over the past 17 years, the Uaxactun Archaeological Project (PARU) has identified over 170 archaeological sites related to the Maya civilization’s past. Of the 176 sites, only 20 have been ...

In a rare reversal, archaeologists have determined that a Maya book written almost 900 years ago is genuine—after decades of believing it was fake. The Grolier Codex was so named because it was ...

A home built into the cliffside in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, has hit the market for $4.5 million. A bridge leads you to the tucked ...

Belize is home to some of the most fascinating cave systems in the world, offering unique underground adventures for ...

Last month, researchers from the Great Maya Aquifer Project announced the discovery of the world's largest underwater cave system in Yucatán after realizing that two massive cave systems in the ...