Mayas
117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023
The year's most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummy
First Section of Mexico's Controversial Maya Train Opens
The rail system, built to connect tourist destinations, has been criticized for endangering archaeological and environmental sites
Maya Canoe Found in Underwater Cave May Have Been Used for Rituals
Archaeologists discovered the seven-foot-long vessel near Chichén Itzá two years ago
This Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than 1,000 Years
Archaeologists surveying the ruins of Ocomtún found pyramids, stone columns and a ballgame court
Mexico's Chichén Itzá Is Getting a New Museum
Officials hope the new facility will attract an influx of tourists arriving on the controversial Maya Train
Archaeologists Find Elite Residences at Mexico's Chichén Itzá
The housing complex is the first discovery of its kind in the ruined Maya city
Mesoamericans Have Been Using a 260-Day Ceremonial Calendar for Millennia
New research has the earliest evidence yet of when the timekeeping guide was used to mark the seasons
Rarely Seen Ancient Maya Masterpieces Go on View at the Met
It's the first exhibition of its kind in the United States in a decade
The Mesoamerican Influences Behind Namor From 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
The sequel to the 2018 Marvel blockbuster features a Maya-inspired antihero played by Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta
Ancient Maya Salt Makers Worked From Home, Too
Archaeologists in Belize have found 1,500-year-old salt kitchens attached to workers' homes
Ancient Maya Cities Were Polluted With High Levels of Mercury
The concentrations at some dig sites could be hazardous for today's archaeologists
1,300-Year-Old Corn God Statue Shows How the Maya Worshipped Maize
The deity was linked to renewal and creation in Mesoamerican culture
Construction Crew Stumbles on 1,400-Year-Old Ruins of Maya City
Researchers say the pre-Hispanic metropolis they call Xiol was once home to some 4,000 people
Skulls Thought to Belong to Modern Murder Victims Actually Date to the Pre-Hispanic Period
Found in a cave in Mexico in 2012, the 10th- through 13th-century bones may have been displayed in a ritual tower of craniums
Fragment of Oldest-Known Maya Calendar Discovered in Guatemalan Pyramid
A glyph representing "7 Deer" marks the earliest known use of the historical system—for now
New Study Finds Migrants Brought Maize to the Maya
DNA analysis of skeletal remains in Belize helps piece together how corn cultivation came to thrive in Central America
Researchers Now Know Where the Ancient Maya Planted Their Sacred Cacao Groves
Sinkholes across the Yucatan Peninsula provided perfect growing conditions for the plant, used as currency in the Mesoamerican civilization
Well-Preserved Maya Canoe Found in Mexico May Be 1,000 Years Old
Researchers discovered the boat and other artifacts linked to the pre-Hispanic civilization near the ruins of Chichén Itzá
Thousands of Pre-Hispanic Structures Found Along Route of Controversial Railway in Mexico
Critics of the planned high-speed railroad point to its potential damage to archaeological sites and the environment
Trove of Artifacts, Many Recovered From Abroad, Traces 4,000 Years of Mexican History
A new exhibition in Mexico City features 1,525 objects linked to the Maya, Toltec, Teotihuacán, Aztec and Mixtec cultures
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