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.

The grim discovery was made after ancient human remains found in the ancient city of Chichen Itza were analysed using state of the art technology by an international team of scientists. The findings, ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

For decades, archeologists have keep their eyes down to the ground as they slashed through jungles, attempting to spot traces left by lost civilizations like the Khmer Empire in Cambodia and the Maya ...

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, ...

Mexican officials criticized YouTuber MrBeast’s video on ancient Maya temples, saying it distorted information and showed activities that did not happen. Screenshot from MrBeast's YouTube Channel A ...

For anyone who fell in love with the history of ancient Mayan culture as a kid, half the attraction was in learning about its discovery by archaeologists in the 19th century. That’s one reason why ...