Tikal was the capital of a great Maya city-state, one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Today Tikal is a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site ...

Archaeologists unearthed Los Abuelos, aka "The Grandparents," a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemala, complete with pyramids and mysterious monuments that reveal new traces of the ancient ...

In the dense rainforests of northern Guatemala, a team of Slovak and Guatemalan archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a Maya city believed to be nearly 3,000 years old, shedding new light on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of three Maya cities in the Petén jungle of ...

Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín continues his ongoing exploration of the knot and its capacity for metaphor at Elizabeth Xi Bauer ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Part of the ancient Maya city El Mirador in northern Guatemala that was detailed using light-detection and ranging equipment. Photo: Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies ...

The ancient Maya city of Tikal, in modern-day Guatemala, flourished between roughly 600 B.C. and A.D. 900. Starting out as a modest series of hamlets, it became a great Maya city-state with more ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city deep in Guatemala's northern jungle, revealing pyramids, monuments, and a unique canal system. The findings suggest it was one of ...

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A new high-tech study has revealed nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements, including 417 previously unknown cites linked by what may be the world's first highway ...