Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match the surrounding natural land. The scans showed clean edges, elevated ...

Deep in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula lies Chichén Itzá, one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient Maya civilization. At ...

The Main Pyramid at Tazumal, the centerpiece of this archaeological park in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, represents a classic Late Classic Maya temple built around 1200 AD. Its stepped design rises 25 ...

In Chalchuapa, El Salvador, the Maya ruins of Tazumal rise from a quiet park with stepped pyramids, tombs, and ball courts that rival more famous sites yet feel strikingly intimate. Tazumal, travel, ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The city had pyramids and “all the hallmarks” of a Maya political capital, researchers said. Lorenzo Hernandez/Reuters An American student scanning pages and ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ...

From hidden chambers to lost civilizations, the world’s most enigmatic landmarks are still, slowly, revealing their secrets ...