Anthropology and Archaeology Professor Andrew Scherer explores social and ritual contexts of precolonial Mayan violence.

The Mayan civilization was much bigger than anyone realized — on a par with ancient Greece or China, according to a major archaeological breakthrough. Researchers have digitally unearthed more than 60 ...

Sitting atop the largest pyramid in the world in northern Guatemala’s ancient Mayan city El Mirador, I tried to imagine how the city below looked nearly 2,500 years ago. Standing nearby, the site’s ...

A surprising new study suggests that ancient Mayans may have inadvertently caused their own demise by radically altering the climate. The research looks at newly found evidence in Belize that shows ...

A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run through ...

The Mayan civilization has deep roots in Mexico, but how did a once great civilization completely disappear? In today's episode, we embark on a thrilling journey through time to uncover the mysterious ...

The world of history is a fascinating universe, capable of making us travel to the past and giving us more details about glorious eras. In this sense, books help us to decipher history. Among literary ...

News. A man pretended to be his dead mother to collect her pension: the real Mrs. Doubtfire News. Earthquake in archaeology: a new study suggests that Neanderthals disappeared for a reason not ...

The ancient Maya appear to have engaged in extreme violent warfare long before previously thought, with evidence to suggest it attacked and burned down a prosperous city during the peak of the ...

Walking through a river in Belize, carrying a Styrofoam takeout container that holds chicken, rice and vegetables and wearing a helmet, I feel ridiculous. It’s hard to believe that the greatest ...

Sitting atop the largest pyramid in the world in northern Guatemala's ancient Mayan city El Mirador, I tried to imagine how the city below looked nearly 2,500 years ago. Standing nearby, the site's ...