Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities with jade inlays. Teeth decorated with jade, “fool’s ...

Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar logging tracks. There, they found unique carved stelae and altars ...

This video shows the ancient city of Tikal National Park, Petén, Guatemala, where massive Maya temples rise above one of the ...

Archaeologists working in Belize have cataloged 379 human teeth deposited in a single layer inside a cave called Yakalche, ...

The ancient Maya are renowned for their mathematical mastery as calendar creators, pioneering astronomers, and pyramid ...

Top Image: Archaeologist Daniel Salazar Lama examines the 2,000-year-old Calakmul mural alongside a reconstruction of the mythical Maya hero Juun Ajaw, whom he argues is depicted in one of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ancient canoe found deep underwater inside a Mexican sinkhole near ...

Archaeologists exploring the deep jungles of Mexico uncovered the remains of a previously unknown ancient Mayan city. A team from the Archeology Council of the National Institute of Anthropology and ...

Archaeologists exploring the Maya ruins of Xultun in Guatemala have, for the first time, deciphered the name of an ancient ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An "extraordinary" nose ornament made from human bone was discovered at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, millions of tourists flock to Chichen Itza to marvel at the ancient architecture and learn about the Mayan culture.

The name "White-chested Fox" was found in drawings dating from 400 BC to 900 AD at the San Bartolo-Xultun archaeological site ...