Sixteen hundred years ago, the inhabitants of the powerful ancient Maya kingdom of Tikal looked to the west and saw red. On a hilltop, in their direct line of sight, stood the Temple of the Night Sun.

An ancient mask depicting a 7th-century Maya king has been discovered in southern Mexico. The find was made in the famous ancient city of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Archaeologists ...

An ancient mask depicting a 7th-century Mayan king has been discovered in southern Mexico. The find was made in the famous ancient city of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Archaeologists ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, who once ruled over what is now modern-day Belize, was ...

CHIAPAS, MEXICO—According to a statement released by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, over the past decade, a collection of 700-year-old stucco sculptures has been unearthed at ...

Archaeologists have discovered a ritual mask in Mexico which is thought to represent the face of one of Mesoamerica's most important historical rulers. According to the National Institute of ...