A series of unusual architectural formations emerging from the dense forests of the Yucatán Peninsula is reshaping how archaeologists understand ancient Maya commerce. These structures, arranged in ...

Long before Christopher Columbus explored the coastlines of the Caribbean in the late 15th century, the Americas contained countless sprawling civilizations. Some of these, like the Mayans and the ...

Researchers compared the newly discovered site of Valeriana to the well-known site of Calakmul in the Maya Lowlands. (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Archaeologists say they have found evidence of ...

A study of ancient Maya markets finds planned trade spaces across the Maya Lowlands, pointing to a structured economy beyond ...

For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising a unique agricultural system that fuses sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation. Based on the ...

Women and gender in the ancient Maya world / Traci Ardren -- Gender and Maya farming: Chan Nòohol, Belize / Cynthia Robin -- Gender divisions of labor and lowland terrace agriculture / Linda Stephen ...

No, this isn’t a plot from Indiana Jones: An ancient Maya city that’s been lost for centuries was just uncovered in Mexico. Scientists discovered over 6,500 pre-Hispanic Maya structures within a ...

Long before clocks or written calendars existed, ancient farming communities faced a life-or-death problem; they needed to ...