The Maya ruler in question was Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an important Maya city that ruled the southern part ...

The modern Maya who live in Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula aren’t worried about Dec. 21. On her way into work one morning this week, my sister happened to notice ...

It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city. But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico's central Yucatan Peninsula, that very phenomenon is becoming so common ...

This exhibition depicts episodes in the life cycle of Mayan gods, from the moment of their birth to resplendent transformations as blossoming flowers or fearsome creatures of the night. Created by ...

Modern Maya use chili pepper seeds as treatments for a variety of conditions and for certain religious ceremonies. Traces of jool, a small tree with medicinal properties, ...

For decades, archaeologists thought this area's ultra-dense and fairly dry landscape would have been too harsh to sustain early settlements of the Maya civilization — the culturally ...

It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city.But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico's central Yucatan Peninsula, that… How scientists lasered in on a 'monumental' ...

It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city. But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico's central Yucatan Peninsula, that very phenomenon is becoming so common ...