Video shows a tourist scaling the steps of Mexico's Temple of Kukulcan as thousands of visitors flocked to the site to ...

A German tourist was arrested and attacked by locals after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan, ...

The incident was captured on video by a visitor who filmed the man as he raced up the steps of the Temple of Kukulcán at ...

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

This 13th-century temple is known for its magnetic floating idol. Legends say the temple had a floating sun idol suspended in mid-air due to its strong magnetic forces. This temple has an ancient ...

The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday (March 9) condemned an incident of vandalism at the BAPS temple in California’s Chino Hills and demanded “stringent action” against those involved. External ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...

Ancient times refer to the period spanning from the early development of human civilizations to the end of classical antiquity, roughly 3000 BCE to 500 CE. This era saw the rise of powerful empires, ...

Tikal was the economic and ceremonial hub of the Maya civilisation. But its stone palaces and temples would never have been constructed without mastery over one vital substance. In the small ...

In Mexico, on the other hand, blue was used to paint much less sacred and more ordinary subjects. The 1,600-year-old mural at the Mayan temple at Chichen Itza still retains its original colors, ...

A Late Classic (A.D. 600–900) Maya vase from the Peten region of Guatemala portrays a king and queen (above, center) preparing to perform a ceremonial dance. Both royal figures wear feather ...

Built over several decades by King Suryavarman II, the sprawling temple complex was initially dedicated ... In the rainforests of Guatemala are the ruins of one of the great sites of Maya civilisation ...