A University of Calgary archaeologist has found evidence that the Classic Period Maya were trading live dogs over long ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo released by the Guatemalan government shows two anthropomorphic sculptures that "represent an ancestral couple." - ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

VIDA Y ESPERANZA, Mexico, April 22 - Deep in Mexico's Maya jungle, brilliant white lights blaze improbably in the wilderness: ...

Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in the indigenous group's ancestral lands. "Archeologists ...

Ceramics, human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns are among artifacts that have been uncovered by archaeologists in Guatemala at the site of the last Mayan city to resist European conquest, ...