Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, the Mokaya were skilled artists, farmers, traders and even sportsmen.

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.

Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into ...

A pair of chert points found alongside human skeletons in a cave in Belize may represent the first known tattooing needles ever discovered from a site linked to the ancient Maya civilization.

Supplied security footage shows several policemen gathering in front of Maya Mexican, with three parked police cars visible. Josh Mitchell, the general manager of Maya Mexican’s owner company ...

Maya Jama took her rumoured relationship with footballer Ruben Dias to the next level as she took her family to support him at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The Love Island presenter, 30, has been ...

Research in the Maya area has now generated sufficient archeological data to better define past economic systems. Our traditional understanding of the ancient Maya was largely driven by archeological ...

More than just revealing lost cities, these findings challenge a long-held belief that the Maya civilization was composed mainly of small, isolated villages. Lidar has instead uncovered a vast ...