Ancient fish-trapping facilities in Belize's wetlands, dating back to 2000 BCE, supported early population growth in the ...

Those who travel to the Yucatán Peninsula will recognize the beautiful temple complexes and ruined cities of the Ancient Maya. Peaking in the Maya Classic Period of 250-900 CE, this civilization was ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for ...

ancient culture that held one of the largest empires in the ancient world from roughly 1,800 B.C. to 900 A.D., read on to ...

Brandeis MakerLab Maker in Residence Clara Alexander discusses her work on the Glyph Block Project. The Glyph Block Project is based on archaeological materials recovered from the ancient Maya site of ...

Who was Pakal the great? Explore the life of K'inich Janaab Pakal, the longest reigning Maya king in history. What happened to the Mayas? Discover what happened to the Maya people and explore some ...

Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to eighth centuries. He ...

The court is one of the smallest in Maya history. Image caption, This is the ‘Great Maya ball court’ in Chichén Itzá. It was completed in the 9th century and is one of the largest ball ...

With modern day Maya still living where their ancestors once did, these discoveries help them to recover and reconnect to the parts of their history that were so brutally destroyed by the invading ...

Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...

It is thought the structure was used over two periods of Mayan history as far back as AD 600. The Mayan civilisation flourished before Spain conquered the region. In their time, the Mayans ruled ...