A recently interpreted inscription reveals the existence of a forgotten Maya queen in Cobá, changing what was known about ...

A major claim in the older media cycle was that NASA removed the book and related materials. Whatever happened during the original wave of reporting, the current reality is clear: NASA now provides an ...

We’ve been able to decipher ancient Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, and Old Persian, but not Voynichese.

More than a dozen coatis in Tikal were suddenly sent scattering when a jaguar came out of nowhere to hunt one of the coati down, doing so at the feet of a woman recording the encounter on her phone.

Last year, a series of ancient hieroglyphs were discovered in the jungle of Mexico. Now, they have been decoded, revealing the identity of a previously unknown Mayan ruler. INAH Ancient hieroglyphics ...

Cobá was a major urban center in the Maya world and was occupied from around 350 B.C. to the 14th century. It had a core of elite houses built around four lakes, along with thousands of residential ...

Joanne Baron, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas. Photo by Joseph Hu (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton University Art Museum has named Joanne P.

Rosalila Temple is a monument located at the Maya site of Copan (located in the western part of Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala). This temple was constructed during the 6th century AD ...

An anthropologist believes he uncovered a second script on Altar Q, one of the most famous and elaborately carved Mayan monuments, and it is unusual: sign language. The anthropologist claims that the ...

A new study argues that ancient Maya Altar Q, known for its depiction of rulers with unique hand gestures, might contain a previously meaning. Altar Q is an iconic stone artifact from the Maya ...