In Mexico, researchers discovered a large—scale structure among the ancient Maya, which, as it has now been established, was ...

Among the early Maya, the site of Aguada Fénix would have been a place for everyone to gather for trade, socialization, and ...

The history of the ancient Maya board game patolli gained a new twist when archaeologists discovered a game board embedded in ...

An ancient Maya structure was likely built around communal astronomical observations, but the identity of a mysterious woman is still unknown ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

Archaeologists uncover a rare Maya mosaic gameboard in Guatemala, revealing how ancient games were built into elite Maya ...

New research sheds light on a cross-shaped pit found at Aguada Fénix, a monumental complex discovered several years ago ...

Riviera Maya, stretching along Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, is known for its turquoise Caribbean waters, white sand beaches, ...

A new exhibit exploring the ancient Mayan civilization has opened at the Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest known Maya monument, was designed as a massive cosmogram representing the Maya conception of the universe. New excavations at ...