A German tourist was beaten by enraged locals after illegally climbing a sacred Mayan temple in Mexico during a celebration of the spring equinox. The incident was captured on video by a visitor who ...

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

The Temple of the Frescoes ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well-preserved murals still bearing ochre and ...

A spectral bat in a cage targets a laboratory mouse in leaf litter on a table. Scientists studying these carnivorous bats in Mexico haven’t yet seen them take prey in the wild, so they film them ...

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

This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption, This is the Temple of the Great Jaguar. It's called ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha ... Its imposing palaces, extensive administrative buildings, and temples filled with expressive bas-relief sculptures set Palenque apart from other ...

Buried beneath it, he says, is a pyramid. In 700-800 C.E., the ancient Maya would ascend a stairway to a temple at the pyramid’s top to offer gifts and sacrifices to the kingdom’s patron deity.

Completed at the end of the 16th century, the structure stands tall on the site of an ancient Maya temple and is constructed from some of the original building's reclaimed stone. Inside ...

“This exhibit is really an exciting way for people to learn about Ancient Mayan culture alongside careers ... Feb. 20: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Feb. 27: "The Temple of Doom" March 6: "The ...

This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption, This is the Temple of the Great Jaguar. It's called ...