The researchers had a series of hieroglyphs to decipher. (Rossi et al., Antiquity, 2026) The Classic Maya period, from around ...

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

Around 800 AD, the flourishing Maya civilization faced an unprecedented ecological disaster of their own making. Relentless deforestation to build massive stucco temples completely halted regional ...

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S., working with a colleague from France and another from Guatemala, has discovered a very large 2,000-year-old Mayan civilization ...

Power struggles? Drought? Overpopulation? Whatever happened to the Maya remains a mystery—with clues hidden in the jungle. Temple in TikalAbove the thick tree roots of the Petén jungle rises Temple V ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

Origins and development of Mesoamerican civilization / Janine Gasco ... [et al.] -- Late postclassic Mesoamerica / Robert M. Carmack ... [et al.] -- The Mesoamerican world at Spanish contact / Robert ...