Meliponiculture in Valladolid sustains Mayan heritage and biodiversity as locals protect stingless bees amid habitat loss and ...

The Israeli settlers crept up to the ancient church perched above the West Bank’s last Christian-majority town.

A new wave of Indigenous artists in Mexico blends rap, cumbia, and electronic music with ancient languages like Mayan and Zapotec to preserve cultural identity.

Along the Menominee River, on the border between Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have discovered what they ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in Belize.

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class.

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's leaders.

The Aztecs believed cacao was a sacred gift from the god Quetzalcoatl , who was later punished by the other gods for sharing it with humanity-a myth that lives on in the cacao tree's scientific name, ...

Three ancient Maya cities have been discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala.

Researchers excavated an ancient Maya complex that spanned three cities in Guatemala. Each city featured its own unique architectural advancement: an observatory, a pyramid, and a canal system ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Archaeologists unearthed Los Abuelos, aka "The Grandparents," a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemala, complete with pyramids and mysterious monuments that reveal new traces of the ancient ...