New research on the ancient Maya city of Ucanal in northern Guatemala reveals that its engineers maintained biologically clean drinking water for nearly 1,500 years, an extraordinary achievement in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. In the heart of Mesoamerica, a civilization flourished with an intellect that rivaled the greatest ...

There are so many things about the Ancient Maya that history books just don't have time to cover. From their beautiful murals to their interesting body modification practices to their ingenious water ...

Introduction -- Discovery and conquest by Europeans -- The fate of the Maya heritage -- The meaning of Maya civilization -- Foreign domination and rebirth of the Maya heritage -- The destruction of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maya royalty: probable conquerors burned the kingdom’s sacred regalia, including a jade death mask much like this one (Bernard ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the 1,600-year-old tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, founding king of Caracol, one of the most powerful cities of the Classic Maya world. The tomb was located in a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of food eaten by ancient Maya elites during special ritual banquets. Researchers from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When archaeologist Takeshi Inomata and his team began excavating for Maya ruins in the lowlands of what ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today. The ruins of the ...

(The Conversation) — Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable. (The Conversation) — Some people fear that breaking a mirror can ...