Depictions of dogs in Maya art and archaeological finds point to a variety of possible roles in the ancient culture.

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Maya urn featuring a depiction of a pre-Hispanic corn deity. The artifact was uncovered during archaeological rescue investigations carried out by Mexico's ...

A groundbreaking underwater archaeological mission has confirmed the existence of a submerged Maya settlement beneath the waters of Lake Atitlán in the Guatemalan highlands, reframing the site from ...

The study of Maya archaeology has increasingly embraced interdisciplinary approaches that integrate traditional excavations with advanced landscape studies. Recent decades have witnessed a ...

A climate model running for thousands of simulated years has produced severe, decades-long droughts over the Maya lowlands ...

HOUSTON — University of Houston archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize, Central America. The discovery represents the ...

QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO—Riviera Maya News reports that two stucco benches discovered last year in the Yucatán Peninsula, near the Chakanbakán Archaeological Zone, have been restored by researchers from ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of this ancient Maya city and the founder of its ...

It’s a discovery 1675 years in the making. The mysteries surrounding the life and death of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in Belize, are about to get some answers.

The history of the ancient Maya board game patolli gained a new twist when archaeologists discovered a game board embedded in residential architecture. The board dates to the Classic period, and was ...

A team led by University of Houston archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase—a married couple about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary—has discovered the fourth-century CE tomb of an ...