Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a mysterious subterranean structure with painted walls hidden beneath a Maya ball court. The team found the building while excavating the ball court, the ...

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Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously unknown city, a new study has found. By flying aircraft ...

Archaeologists scanning through jungle terrain stumbled on what could have once been an important Maya location. The team discovered a mysterious structure built under a ball court, popular in large ...

Researchers compared the newly discovered site of Valeriana to the well-known site of Calakmul in the Maya Lowlands. (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Archaeologists say they have found evidence of ...

This week’s news that archaeologists have discovered the long-lost city of Valeriana highlights one major part of Maya society: astronomical observatories. More than 6,000 structures unveiled ...

The Late Classic period saw the pinnacle of ancient Maya civilization, with a population that exceeded 10 million people.

Some 3,000 years ago, the people who would come to be known as the Maya started to build the kind of monumental architecture—pyramids, plazas, and vast urban settlements—that still inspire wonder to ...

The Maya Early Classic period saw a rise in monumental architecture and hieroglyphic narratives as new cities rose to ...