Maya collapse wasn’t driven by drought alone, but by a cascading breakdown of interconnected political, social, and economic ...

An ancient platform was found in the Aguada Fénix area of Tabasco, Mexico, that maps the cosmos and rituals of the first ...

Beneath the Yucatán Peninsula, a vast and largely unexplored world exists in the form of the Sistema Ox Bel Ha, the longest ...

The discovery of a carved game board in a Maya compound has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of everyday ...

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

A carved stairway in the ancient Maya city of Copán tells a story of rivalry and conflict—one between figures known as the Shell and Star Lords. In this ATG Highlights episode, we explore how ...

Mexican artistic director Jorge Diaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known ...

To help break down Mayan astrology, we spoke with renowned astrologer Lisa Stardust, who explains the foundations of the ...

This incredible submerged cave network is the longest of its kind in the world and plays a vital role in the region.

Archaeologists working at Naachtun, a Maya city between Tikal and Calakmul, have uncovered a unique fifth-century patolli ...

Researchers studying Classic Maya cities discovered that urban growth was driven by a blend of climate downturns, conflict, ...