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 ...

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.