Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery,” at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 15, is a visually handsome work of meticulous scholarship that attempts to bridge some of the greatest divisions that ...

Beyond the Mexican peninsula’s famous coast lies a spectacular, less-visited land of Mayan ruins, secret pools and somnolent villages ...

Uncover the secrets of Mexico's Mayan ruins, from Chichen Itza to Calakmul, these sites offer a glimpse into an ancient ...

Phil Clarke Hill /Corbis News/Getty Images Not long ago, tourists considered Tulum to be one of the best-kept secrets in ...

A graduate of Columbia College took part in the dig, which found evidence that female leaders in ancient Peru had more ...

From being a place for worship, temples have served as a pathway to learn about the culture, history, and lifestyle of ...

Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler have unearthed the oldest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize. The ...

Ancient Mayans Sacrificed Young Boys, Many Closely Related, Says Study Recent examinations by experts have revealed a crucial ...

A new paper in the journal Child Development shows how some aspects of family interaction among Indigenous people in ...