Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan Peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists ...

On top of the lid was a small circular aperture. Archaeologists use the Greek term psychoduct to describe this kind of feature: The Maya believed the tube would enable the psyche, or soul ...

The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

A peninsula jutting into Guatemala’s Lake Petén Itzá is the site of the ancient Maya city of Nixtun-Ch’ich’. (Courtesy Timothy Pugh/Itza Archaeological Project) For years, archaeologist ...

Maya archaeology and landscape studies focus on understanding the ancient Maya civilization through their settlements, social structures, and the environments they inhabited. Recent research in ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath ...

From witnessing active volcanoes and getting involved in community tourism to exploring stone cities that have stood for ...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Maya as you explore key archaeological sites in Mexico and Guatemala, piecing together the fascinating history of this ancient civilisation.

Mesoamerica is today subject to considerable territorial and political transformations. A newly published book emerges from these deep entanglements to critically explore the region’s borderlands, ...