In late July, part of a stone pyramid built over 1,000 years ago in Mexico collapsed under the pressure of heavy rain, according to Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).

By the end of their dig, the team recovered 155 artifacts such as shells, ceramics, and stone materials, while also noting evidence of charcoal, charred wood, and lime floors. Get the Popular ...

Extreme weather events and rising seas are putting precious heritage sites around the world in harm's way. A stunning example of this phenomenon in 2024 was a stone pyramid in Mexico succumbing to ...

Engineers Found Evidence of Hydraulics in an Ancient Pyramid, Solving a 4,500-Year-Old ... The hydraulic-powered mechanism could have maneuvered the oversized stone blocks forming the pyramid, ...

A Mexican highway project revealed an ancient pyramid buried beneath the road. Crews uncovered a pre-Hispanic pyramid that dips below an existing roadway in central-eastern Mexico. While briefly ...

Researchers of ancient Egypt discovered “five identical structures near the Khafre Pyramid’s base, linked by pathways, and eight deep vertical wells descending 648 meters underground ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year.

Roadwork uncovered a large pyramid-shaped structure dated to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico, the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced.

An unexpected pause in construction has delayed the addition of a third lane to the Pachuca-Huejutla highway near Hidalgo, Mexico. The reason for the scheduling pushback, however, was well ...