Throne 1, KK'in Lakam Chahk (785) Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has unveiled a new major ...

In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication. Over the next six centuries, the Maya built a network of cities that ...

Ancient Mayan stone scoreboard is discovered after 1,000 YEARS: Archaeologists find a disk depicting a bizarre game involving a ball that contained the ashes of dead rulers ...

News; World news; Ancient World; 2,000-year-old Mayan cities, towns and villages are found hiding beneath rainforest The discovery of the Mayan settlements has led archaeologists to believe that ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics ...

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

Pilsen museum facilitates return of Mayan artifact from Chicago philanthropist's collection A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient ...