The preservation of the artwork surprised archaeologists, given the dwelling's shallow depth Archaeologists working at the Xultun ruins of the Maya civilisation have reported striking finds ...

Some believe the world is coming to an end Friday – on 12/21/12 – which is when an important phase on the ancient calendar of the Mayan people ... it ends,” said wood carver Santos Esteban ...

Carbon-dating of an ancient beam from a Guatemalan temple may help end a century-long debate about the Mayan calendar ... took a tiny sample from a carved wooden lintel found at a temple in ...

A glyph representing a day called "7 Deer" on mural fragments dating from the third century BC found inside the ruins of a pyramid in Guatemala marks the earliest-known use of the Maya calendar ...