The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

When I was little, family holidays always meant trips to Honduras – where my mother is from and most of my family remain.

‘puzzling out some ancient secret’. This image is betrayed by the inevitable presence of other hands. Ventris cracked Linear B by building on Alice Kober’s phonetic grid. Knorozov’s work on Maya ...

Yuri Knorozov and Maya glyphs. These were undeniable intellectual achievements. They... Three things are necessary to decipher ancient writing. You need lots of examples of the script. You need a good ...

The ancient Maya, whose world was one of vivid cultural practices and strict hierarchy, with rulers playing an essential role mediating between the gods and mere mortals, developed a deep interest ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man received his sentence for vandalizing ancient petroglyphs at the La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Area near Santa Fe. According to court documents, Jesse Foster ...

According to The Guardian, archaeologists in Mexico just found remnants of a Mayan palace that is more than 1,000 years old in an ancient city west of Cancún. Found in Kulubá, the palace is part of a ...

Scientists have detected a possible ancient beach in Mars’ northern hemisphere and identified a water-containing mineral responsible for the planet’s rosy hue. The findings reveal details ...

So the team took inspiration from Bastet, the ancient leonine Egyptian goddess of pleasure, protection and good health, to come up with a new genus for the predator. Bastetodon literally means ...

Each station prompts visitors to gather clues, using math, biology, glyphs and more ... an exciting way for people to learn about Ancient Mayan culture alongside careers that are needed for ...

An ancient Mexican archaeological site, originally thought to be a fortress, is actually a sprawling and well-preserved 600-year-old city. Built by the Zapotecs, the true extent of Guiengola ...