A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.

Temple VI lays claim to the most extensive hieroglyphics in the Mayan world ... a professor in the department of art and art history at the University of Texas in Austin, responds: "Vertical." ...

This belief was central to many facets of Mayan life—including a unique sport with fatal consequences. The Art of Sausage Making The Incredible Flying Car of the 1950s Manufacturing of bitumen ...

This project will not only shed light on Mayan history but could also have implications for the protection of underwater archaeological sites. The sunken Mayan city off the coast of Playa del ...

The ceremonial sites of Uxmal, Kabah, Labna and Sayil are considered the high points of Mayan art and architecture ... The 16th century A.D. Maya history known as The Books of Chilam Balam dates the ...

Today, Mérida commemorates 483 years since its founding, marking its evolution from an ancient Mayan city ... its relevance ...