Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

Limestone is soft when first cut and hardens with age. Ordinary Maya homes were not built on platforms like the city temples and palaces but on ground level. They were built in an oval shape ...

The ancient Maya feel alive everywhere you look ... The Maya buried their dead in their homes, and when it was time for a new home, they built it on top of their old one. Golden says the Maya believed ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

About 1,000 of these buildings — which include modest houses as well as grand palaces and pyramids ... The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were examined with ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of ...

In this feature, you can actually "read" a passage of glyphs carved into an ancient Maya stela, or dedicatory stone monument. You can both read the ancient Maya (transcribed using the Roman ...