Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Using lidar, researchers discovered 6,500 Maya structures hidden in Mexico’s jungles, including pyramids and vast city ...

The Maya followed the movements of the sun, moon, stars and planets to create their calendars. Calendars could include Wayeb days which were days of reflection where people liked to stay at home ...

In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, ...