The little-known city of Chochkitam, located in northeast Guatemala’s dense rainforest near the border with Belize and Mexico, was last photographed by archaeologists some 100 years ago. In 2024, ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

Learn what caused a major population crash in the Maya civilization, driving several cities to fall into ruin.

A 1,300-year-old Mayan altar at Copan reveals new interpretations suggesting that its carved hands conceal four dates from the calendar.

Twenty-year-old Maya Jefferson seemed destined for a life in numbers. As a high-achieving student and head girl at her ...

New study uncovers the forces that shaped and later brought down ancient urban centers, and shows how these patterns are ...

Stow-Munroe Falls High School enters the 2025-26 girls basketball season with Andy O'Keefe in charge. Get to know O'Keefe, a ...

Literacy advocate Maya Smart says parents provide "language nutrition" to kids. See Smart's tips to help ensure kids' success.

Stepped pyramids, colorful temples, and a grand palace proclaimed Palenque's brilliance, reflecting the favor of the gods and the strength of its seventh-century ruler. Pyramids in the jungleThe Great ...

An enormous 3,000-year-old earthen platform topped with a series of structures, including a 13-foot-high pyramid, has been identified as the oldest and largest monumental construction discovered in ...