In a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the ...

The three cities were found about 5km apart from each other and are believed to have been built during the "middle preclassic ...

An estimated 3,000 cenotes remain hidden beneath the forest canopy in southern Mexico, many harboring clues about ancient Maya civilization. The team will use drone-mounted LIDAR (light detection ...

A recently discovered carved panel in Calakmul, Campeche, depicting a probable captive, could reshape our view of the Mayan ...

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Indigenous speakers of Mayan languages had the lowest prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and obesity, and non-Indigenous women had the highest prevalence of underweight. After controlling for ...

This article presents an integrated framework for multimedia access and analysis of ancient Maya epigraphic resources, which is developed as an interdisciplinary effort involving epigraphers (someone ...

You’re in the right place, because this article contains my honest review of riding the Mayan Train in Mexico — so you can ...

Solstices brought Mayan communities together, using monuments shaped by science and religion – and kingly ambitions, too By Gerardo Aldana , University of California, Santa Barbara June 11, 2025 ...

Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting together.” ...

Archaeologists working in Guatemala’s Petén jungle have discovered three ancient Mayan cities, the country’s Ministry of Culture and Sports announced in a statement. The cities, arranged in a ...