The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan Peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists ...

Just as Tikal dominated the Maya lowlands for centuries, it has dominated Maya archaeology since the 1950s. The sprawling city once had a population approaching 60,000, and its elegant buildings ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

Archaeologists continue to discover more and more historical sites, with a 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge-like’ discovery being ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

Brown remains amazed at the Maya’s ability to build elaborate architecture using simple tools. She noted that like many of her students, the archaeology bug bit her during her first field experience.

Maya adornment incorporated a broad range of ... culture of clothing alone can convey,” says Astrid Runggaldier, an archaeologist and assistant director of the Mesoamerican Center at the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Underwater Archaeology in the Maya Highlands ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 200 No. 3 (March 1959), p. 100 doi:10.1038 ...

During the past 5 years my interest in archaeology has grown with a greater appreciation of what can be learned about the past. After completing my BA degree in Anthropology, I continued my education ...