Archaeologists working in the Mexican state of Campeche keep finding cities that the jungle had swallowed whole, using ...

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The Yucatán Peninsula holds a wealth of archaeological evidence documenting the complex development of the Maya civilization.

Archaeologists excavating near Tenosique uncovered burials that included three stingray barbs that were probably used in ...

Copan Ruinas in western Honduras pairs a small highland town with the UNESCO-listed Maya city of Copán, where carved stone ...

Archaeologists uncover ancient stingray spines linked to Maya bloodletting rituals during rescue digs along Mexico's Maya ...

If you are in the United States, these are the must-see, world-class museums and institutions that preserve the stories and ...

In a congratulatory letter to the first UNESCO High-Level Forum on Museums in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in November 2016, ...

Why did so many ancient civilizations build pyramids despite having no contact with one another? The answer seem to be the ...

The Aztecs and the Mayans are the most popular among the Mesoamerican civilizations, but the Olmecs came first.

Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities ...

How Florida’s ancient Calusa kingdom built weapons, mounds, and even islands entirely out of seashells.