Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

This photo released by the Guatemalan government shows two anthropomorphic sculptures that "represent an ancestral couple." - Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Sports Archaeologists have discovered ...

The team will deploy muography - a non-invasive imaging technique that harnesses cosmic rays - to search for hidden chambers within El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. The groundbreaking ...

The colossal El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kulkulcan, is located within the Chichen Itza complex and is celebrated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the stones of ancient ruins? There’s something almost magical about standing where ...

MEXICO.- Crowds of people gathered Friday around the Kukulkan pyramid in southeastern Mexico to celebrate with prayers and ritual dances the beginning of a new era on the Mayan calendar. Since 5:30 ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ...