Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities ...

Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar ...

Ancient Maya people were buried miles away from their teeth. Now scientists know why - Strange burial was likely an attempt ...

Within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in southern Mexico, archaeologists have reached an ancient Maya settlement by carving a ...

Scientists drove ATVs for miles and then hiked miles more through dense forest to reach a site untouched by looting on Mexico ...

Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known ...

Maize (corn) is a major dietary staple in Maya communities past and present because of its reliability, potential for surplus ...

Tikal was the capital of a great Maya city-state, one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Today Tikal is a site of expansive Mayan ruins deep in the jungle, in the rainforests of ...

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Maya civilization has once again amazed researchers with a groundbreaking archaeological revelation that challenges our understanding of ancient Mesoamerican society. Hidden beneath the dense jungle ...

According to a new paper, ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, "can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future water ...