While carrying out excavations at Tikal National Park in Guatemala — what was once the center of the Maya civilization — ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...

The ancient pot was discovered by members of ... The “Classic Period” of Mayan civilization lasted from about 250 to 900 and was followed by the “Postclassic Period,” which lasted from ...