The stone carving was signed by Mayuy, once of the only artists in the ancient Americas to sign his name to his sculptures.

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Maya civilization has once again amazed researchers with a groundbreaking archaeological revelation that challenges our understanding of ancient Mesoamerican society. Hidden beneath the dense jungle ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

Scientists found that elite Maya settlements may have housed imported dogs, including possible early relatives of the ...

Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known ...

Marketplace discovery: About 50 concentric‑ring complexes likely served as ancient markets, many incorporating altars, ...

Soil analysis from several Maya cities found levels of mercury that could harm health, and modern archaeologists could be at risk. Reading time 2 minutes Ancient Maya cities like Tikal and Cerén were ...

Pots with fancifully molded eyes, noses and mouths were one of the tip-offs. Adrian Chase already had a growing sense that Maya society wasn’t quite what it’s been traditionally portrayed as: powerful ...