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

A cave in Belize contains teeth from dozens of important Maya people buried elsewhere, which may attest to a ritual intended to ensure their passage to the underworld ...

During road construction in Kohunlich, archaeologists and workers found seven ancient structures once used by elite Maya families, photos show. Photo from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology ...

Ancient Maya people were buried miles away from their teeth. Now scientists know why - Strange burial was likely an attempt by Maya elites to position themselves as ‘mediators with supernatural forces ...

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a Maya city more than 2,400 years old located in the heart of present-day Guatemala, an international team of researchers — including scholars from Brown ...