In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended from ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a colossal Maya cosmogram at Aguada Fenix, which serves as a 3,000-year-old map of the universe etched directly into bedrock. This discovery, at the largest ancient Maya ...

The researcher took advantage of maps available freely online. Takeshi Inomata identified this ancient Maya site, dubbed La Carmelita, using LiDAR maps, seen here in both low and high resolution.

An eagle-eyed archaeologist has used a freely available online map to locate 27 Maya ceremonial sites in Mexico. Takeshi Inomata, a professor of archaeology at the University of Arizona, made the ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico. This ancient site, with its intricate structures and carvings, offers a glimpse into the Maya ...

The Mayans set themselves apart as masters of engineering, accomplishing constructive feats once thought to be impossible for their time. They thought of everything — how the shadow of the stairs of ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed. A detailed survey of the Aguada Fénix site reveals that not only was the ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

Found on the outskirts of the Maya area, Altun Ha, which means "rockstone pond" in Yucatec Maya, is known for the fabulous jade that has turned up there. Dating to A.D. 550-600, the Temple of the ...