The Ancient Maya may have had large libraries and an advanced writing system, but very little remains today. Indeed, only ...

A 13th-century manuscript sits under glass, its bark-paper pages filled with vivid glyphs and cryptic figures, in a quiet ...

New research reveals how Mayan astronomers built a precise eclipse prediction system using complex lunar mathematics.

History doesn’t have to be a dusty museum or a long list of dates, it can be a thrilling adventure that families actually ...

On July 11, 1999, the Yucatan Peninsula was plunged into darkness as the moon passed momentarily between the sun and the ...

There are hundreds of caves in Belize that served as portals to what the Maya called Xibalba—home to ancient death gods, rituals, and extraordinary relics left behind. Accessible only by kayak or ...

The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn't know her name before they ...

New research reveals how ghost particles may break the universe’s symmetry, offering clues to why matter—and life—exist at all.