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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 Mayan civilization gave far more ... Food delivery companies. Most of the Mayan ruins house extensive trade ...