The Maya Classic period is widely considered the golden age of the ancient Maya and saw incredible achievements in art, ...

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Excavation of a council house at the major Lowland Maya center of Ucanal, Guatemala, reveals how the public gained some influence over Maya politics more than 1,000 years ago. These colonnaded, open ...

Maya civilization has once again amazed researchers with a groundbreaking archaeological revelation that challenges our understanding of ancient Mesoamerican society. Hidden beneath the dense jungle ...

Archaeologists dug into a mound in the Mexican jungle in Quintana Roo, exposing an 80-building Maya settlement featuring distinct architecture styles, monumental buildings, and even a decorative mural ...

The Pok-ta-Pok Ball court and the Great Plaza. Image © Frans-Banja Mulder via Wikipedia under license CC BY 3.0 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When archaeologist Takeshi Inomata and his team began excavating for Maya ruins in the lowlands of what ...

STRI copy Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. "Architecture and the Origins of Preclassic Maya Politics highlights the dramatic changes in the relationship of ancient Maya peoples to the landscape ...

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 ...