The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year's Eve at different times, with traditions to mark ...

“Mayan calendar specialists anticipated solar eclipses by correlating their occurrences with dates in their 260-day ...

Explore the ancient Maya city of Uxmal, one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Maya civilization. Uxmal ...

Researchers developed a novel system to analyze ancient plant DNA in the sediment of Tikal's temple and palace reservoirs to identify more than 30 species of trees, grasses, vines and flowering plants ...

Soil analysis from several Maya cities found levels of mercury that could harm health, and modern archaeologists could be at risk. Reading time 2 minutes Ancient Maya cities like Tikal and Cerén were ...

Almost 2,000 years ago, the ancient Maya living in what is now known as Guatemala were filtering drinking water with a sophisticated number of compounds still used in modern commercial filters. In the ...

Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known ...

The Maya people are remembered for amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and valuable material. They also invented groundbreaking ideas which ...

Ancient Maya kings may have already told us how to tackle our water crisis, a new study has found. The Maya civilization dates back almost 4,000 years and spanned what is now Belize, Guatemala, ...

Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America's Yucatan peninsula. The ancient Maya believed that everything in the universe, ...