On June 22, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of Minanbé — an intact, ...

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Scientists drove ATVs for miles and then hiked miles more through dense forest to reach a site untouched by looting on Mexico ...

Archaeologists in Mexico discovered a mysterious Indigenous settlement dating back some 1,400 years. While excavating in ...

When a Spanish caravel foundered in 1511, its survivors became the first Europeans to enter the Maya world, setting in motion ...

An astonishing discovery has emerged from the depths of the jungle—an ancient Maya city! This remarkable site, concealed for ages, was unveiled with cutting-edge technology such as laser scanning to ...

The dense tangle of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, in the state of Campeche, has guarded one of its best-preserved secrets ...

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 ...

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The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya David Stuart Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Before the 1970s, ancient Maya history was impenetrable. The civilization’s grand ceremonial buildings and ...