Villagers in Mexico just uncovered 2,500-year-old ruins of the Zapotec "Cloud People" on a 6,000-foot mountaintop. The ruins ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

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Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious ... a powerful city close to modern-day Mexico City that exerted a strong influence over the region.

The Mayans chose this site because it is slightly elevated on a flat island and because of the cenotes — natural sinkholes — and the water they provided. Roads from all four directions led to San ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...

Through radar scans and artifact finds, archaeologists identified the mystery ruins of Gradishte as a forgotten ancient city. Photo from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Under a ...

Tired of crowded ruins and noisy tour groups ... Lost in the jungle and teeming with life, Tikal’s ancient Mayan pyramids rise dramatically above treetops. No crowds, just echoing howler ...