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 ancient Maya developed one of the most sophisticated calendar systems in human history. Long before modern calendars, ...

A new study reveals how ancient Maya communities lived among ruins, using them as political tools to reclaim heritage in Belize.

Deep within the Yucatán Peninsula lie the ancient cities of Dzibanché and Kohunlich, two remarkable archaeological sites ...

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 ...

West of Cancún’s tourist-filled beaches, a network of ancient walking paths and disused railway lines has been transformed into the Camino del Mayab (the Maya Way), Mexico’s first long-distance trail.

Archaeologists working at the ancient Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala have identified a building in which leaders may have discussed political decisions more than 1,000 years ago. Described as a ...

In her book, anthropology professor Lisa Lucero’s book explores how the Maya survived for thousands of years by building their societies on a foundation of respect for, and integration into, the ...

AT LAST we have a good-sized, well-illustrated, and general book on the Maya. This is said with almost a sigh of relief, for in both teaching and museum work one is continually called upon to ...

CENTRAL BELIZE – Things have changed since I was last in Belize in 2018, when I excavated the ancestral Maya pilgrimage site Cara Blanca. Thousands of acres of jungle are gone, replaced by fields of ...