In 700-800 C.E., the ancient Maya would ascend a stairway to a temple at the pyramid’s top to offer gifts and sacrifices to the kingdom’s patron deity. Sculptural monuments lining the front of the ...

A remarkable archaeological discovery is shedding a new light on one of history’s biggest enigmas – the collapse of central America’s ancient Maya civilisation. This new discovery – the ...

Nestled in the jungle of northern Guatemala, a vast network of interconnected Maya settlements built millennia ago has been mapped in unprecedented detail. The civilization featured towering ...

The discovery of an early ninth century burning event marks a turning point in Maya rule, archeologists say. The find is a rare archaeological pinpointing of a historic turning point. Burning Maya ...

A stone panel, dating to the eighth century A.D., of K’ab Kante’, a ruler of the ancient Maya kingdom of Sak Tz’i’. The ruins of Lacanjá Tzeltal, a settlement at least 2,500 years old ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya pyramid have uncovered royal remains that appear to have been burnt in an apparent "act of desecration", and Newsweek spoke to the lead researcher about ...

The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. ... One preserved structure at Ek Balam, the site of a 9th-century Maya kingdom, just outside the town of Valladolid.

The Maya Kingdom Collapsed Due to Burning Events jopstock - Getty Images. The discovery of an early ninth century burning event marks a turning point in Maya rule, archeologists say.