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

The ancestors of the Ancient Maya used an ingenious method of food collection that enabled their population to grow.

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

The discovery at the Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala “marked a public dismantling of an old regime”—a rather pivotal moment ...

The Lacandon People were one of the last uncontacted tribes in South America after they fled deep into the jungle to escape ...

A comprehensive analysis of thousands of homes from the last 10,000 years reveals the distribution of wealth in ancient times ...