Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

The artificial plateau made from earth, with connecting causeways, canals and corridors, was built in southeastern Mexico ...

Running along the Caribbean shores of the lush Yucatán Peninsula, Riviera Maya is a 100-mile (160km) stretch of sands ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya pyramid have uncovered royal remains that appear to have been burnt in an apparent "act of desecration", and Newsweek spoke to the lead researcher about the ...

(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. The burning signaled a ...

Archaeologists are calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime find” — a 1,400 year-old frieze vividly decorated with images of gods and rulers. Considered a work of art, the carving is shedding new light into ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

BELIZE CITY — The government said Tuesday it is pursuing a “vigorous” investigation into a road-building company’s near destruction of one of the largest Mayan pyramids in Belize. The Ministry of ...