A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ...

Archaeologists from @UHouston have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak—Caracol’s first ruler and dynastic founder. It’s the ...

Nestled among active volcanoes, Antigua offers the perfect blend of thrilling adventure and relaxed escapes to spas and ...

Tikal was the capital of a great Maya city-state, one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Today Tikal is a ...

The Tiwanaku civilization thrived high in the Andes Mountains long before the Inca Empire started. Located near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, the millennia-old city of Tiwanaku was built almost 13,000 ...

Ruins of the Palaspata temple complex from the millennia-old Tiwanaku civilization are unraveling some mysteries about the ...

Step back in time at these ancient cities and forgotten kingdoms that have stood the test of time. From Ethiopia to Cambodia, ...

The three cities were found about 5km apart from each other and are believed to have been built during the "middle preclassic ...

Images made with LIDAR have revealed previously unknown ancient Mayan structures. (PACUNAM/Francisco Estrada-Belli) ...

Campaign volunteers burst into cheers at a packed bar in Park Slope when the news flashed across their phones that Shahana Hanif was the projected winner in the primary race for Brooklyn’s 39th City ...

On a balmy morning in April I'm sitting in the courtyard of my hotel at the crack of dawn watching Lake Atitlan, waiting for the clouds to drift and reveal the three volcanoes that dominate its ...

In the Great Plaza of Tikal, a shaman, dressed in white, is surrounded by tourists inhaling the smoke from the fire he has lit in the middle of a circle. He hands us a candle, asks us to close our ...