Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown Maya city hidden deep inside Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. Named ...

Researchers used airborne LiDAR data to locate the 15-hectare settlement, which features temples, plazas and carved stelae.

On Tuesday, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office investigator Mathew Grindley returned to the stand. This was the ...

A cave in Belize contains teeth from dozens of important Maya people buried elsewhere, which may attest to a ritual intended ...

Currently, use of the Maya language is concentrated mainly among adults aged 30 to 40 or older, while in many rural ...

The stela depicts a ruler and a Jaguar god deity, showing how Maya kings used calendars for power.

Maya Millete’s longtime co-worker and friend Kristeen Timmers returned to the stand on Thursday. Timmers detailed the conversations the two shared in the months and days leading up to Maya’s ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...