Researchers discovered the stone artifact in the Acropolis, or royal palace, of Ek' Balam, an ancient Mayan city inhabited for more than 1,000 years. U.S. World ...

The palace is the largest architectural complex in the ancient city, which was occupied for centuries, reaching its zenith between A.D. 500 and A.D. 700, when its influence extended throughout the ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

Archaeologists unearthed the leftover food at the palace of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said in a Jan. 10 news release.

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may ... “Only a bit of this palace is visible on the ...

This ancient Mayan ceremonial site located in western Belize less than a mile from the Guatemalan border features 26 temples, palaces, and burial chambers spread out over roughly one square mile.

Archaeologists have discovered a large palace likely used by the Mayan elite more than 1,000 years ago in the ancient city of Kuluba, near the modern day tourist hot spot of Cancun in eastern ...

The remains of an ancient Mayan complex spread across three cities were uncovered in northern Guatemala. Experts have identified sanctuaries, a pyramid, and a unique canal system that suggest that ...

Archaeologists unearthed the leftover food at the palace of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said in a Jan. 10 news release.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to ...