Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. In the heart of Mesoamerica, a civilization flourished with an intellect that rivaled the greatest ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Introduction -- Discovery and conquest by Europeans -- The fate of the Maya heritage -- The meaning of Maya civilization -- Foreign domination and rebirth of the Maya heritage -- The destruction of ...

Ritual killing was a common part of religious sacrifice in the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá. For decades, media depictions cast the victims of these acts as young women and adolescent girls. In ...

(The Conversation) — Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable. (The Conversation) — Some people fear that breaking a mirror can ...

Maya civilization has once again amazed researchers with a groundbreaking archaeological revelation that challenges our understanding of ancient Mesoamerican society. Hidden beneath the dense jungle ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover ...

Researchers excavating the ancient Mayan city of Dzibanche, on Mexico’s border with Belize, have uncovered a rare set of stucco reliefs that shed light on one of the region’s powerful 1st millennia ...

The lush jungles of Mexico have revealed a hidden marvel: an ancient Maya city sprawling under centuries of dense growth. Discovered in the southeastern state of Campeche and dubbed "Valeriana," the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of food eaten by ancient Maya elites during special ritual banquets. Researchers from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes ...