For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala. From the fifth century C.E. into the seventh century, ...

It presents the picture of a bustling and interconnected Mexico long before the modern world arrived with its roads and ...

Here, in the heart of the ancient Maya site of Tikal, stood an altar built and painted in the style of Teotihuacan, the ... Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya city-states, ...

The likely sacrificed human remains and its craftsmanship tells the story of a major conflict between a Maya city-state and a powerful rival. The findings are detailed in a study published April 8 ...

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

Ancient city was likely one of most important ceremonial centres of Mayan civilisation Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala Skip to main content ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ...