A discovery by a team led by prominent Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc found evidence that the Maya had an organized market system. Scientists used laser scanning — LiDAR — to…

Researchers believe that this ancient monument was constructed as a cosmogram, covering an area of 9 by 7.5 kilometers. This site likely reflects the Maya understanding of the cosmos. The…

A team of researchers from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala has examined three samples of jade-inlaid teeth from the ancient Maya. The researchers discovered that this dental decoration was not…

A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed that a 13-year drought devastated the Maya population that inhabited the Yucatán Peninsula around 1,000 years ago. The researchers…

The ancient city of Los Abuelos (Spanish for “ancestors”) sits deep in the jungle, about 21 kilometers from the archaeological site of Waka in the northern Petén department. The Guatemalan…

A team of researchers from the University of Vermont has uncovered a complex network of fishing structures that helped shape the development of the Maya civilization in Central America and…

The city, discovered by chance in Mexico’s southeastern state of Campeche, has been named Valeriana after a nearby lagoon. Archaeologists uncovered pyramids, ballcourts, causeways linking different areas, and amphitheaters. Valeriana…

The head, likely part of a larger sculpture, is topped by a snake-shaped helmet with an open mouth and a feathered headdress. The artifact offers new detail about how ancient…

A $4 thrift-store vase turned out to be an ancient Maya artifact — and the find has gone viral. Anna Lee Dozier from Washington, D.C., bought the vase at a…