From a buried colossal head unearthed by a farm worker in 1850s Veracruz to the towering pre-Classic pyramids of El Mirador, ...

In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at least four adults who were likely members of a royal lineage. The burning signaled a ...

Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar ...

Archaeologists discovered the remarkably preserved Maya city of Minanbé in Mexico's Campeche jungle, revealing pyramids, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remains of five of the 13 individuals found at Structure 18 at the Moral-Reforma Archaeological Zone. Archaeologists in Mexico ...

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 ...

Whenever I go south to Mexico, I marvel at the monumental stone structures, which reach toward heaven, that were left behind by the Maya. When I went to Egypt, I stood at the base of pyramids that ...