In C.E. 331, Te K’ab Chaak ascended to the throne as the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in what is today ...

According to their model, "the population in the Maya region appears to have experienced significant growth in effective size, reaching approximately 19,000 [people]" around A.D. 730, they wrote.

Pre-Hispanic ball games, widespread throughout the Maya region, consist of passing a rubber ball representing the sun across a court without the use of hands and getting it through a small stone hoop.

The theory suggests that a network of Maya elites migrated to the region and married with the local, non-Maya population, creating immense social change. Previous studies analyzing tooth enamel ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained ...

Dr. Kennett and Dr. Prufer study these early burials to understand how the region transitioned from hunting and gathering to the development of intensive agriculture of maize, chili peppers and ...

Ancient Maya Ball Court May Have Been Blessed, Hallucinogenic Find Hints Published Apr 29, 2024 at 4:24 PM EDT Updated May 10, 2024 at 9:36 AM EDT By Aristos Georgiou ...