These findings offer valuable insights into human history, population dynamics, and the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya ...

Archaeological research is increasingly focusing on teeth to reveal insights into ancient lives. Dental analysis uncovers ...

As a mussel geek, how does Pfeiffer feel about the lifestyles of the ancient Maya, whose diet, clothing, architecture and burials were so populated with mussels? "I'm kind of jealous," he said.

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a new report highlighting hidden sodium sources in everyday foods and offers tips to reduce your salt intake.

Losing weight and maintaining the weight loss is hard, and many people give up when they hit a plateau or have trouble keeping the weight off. Experts say that may mean it’s time for a diet break.

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, including piercing, body painting, scarification, and tattooing.

Little by little researchers are unraveling the mysteries of the Maya culture of Central America ... revealing a turbulent period of time of the ancient Maya city of Tikal. An altar was found ...

Dated to the Late Preclassic period – which ran from 300 BCE to 250 CE – the grave was discovered in a commoner household known as the Dancer Group, near the ancient Maya city of Dos Hombres.

Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s ...

This paper examines the synergism among diet, disease, and ecology at two related coastal ... 2b), are found in many in ancient Maya populations (e.g., Saul 1972, 1982, Kennedy 1983, White et al. 1994 ...

The restaurant, which he opened with his brother Jeff, draws from their family's Mayan roots and specializes ... the same lines of the Mediterranean diet. It encompasses specific foods; tomatoes ...

For the Mayans, chia seeds were more than just food ... they now serve as a nutritional powerhouse for anyone looking to improve their diet. Their history, deeply rooted in ancient cultures, only adds ...