It is dated to what is known as the "Middle Preclassic" period from about 800 to 500 BC, and is believed to have been "one of the most ancient and important ceremonial centers" of the Mayan ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site ...

Photo: Professor Seiichi Nakamura The rise of the renowned ancient Mayan civilisation of Mexico and central America was fuelled by contact with outsiders, as seen in ancient DNA. That’s ...

And hovering to the lower left of the lunar crescent will be the planet Venus, shining like a brilliant silvery-white celestial lantern of magnitude -4.5. The two objects will be separated by a ...

A tourist takes pictures in front a Mayan temple in the Tikal archaeological site in Peten (AFP/Getty) Researchers said a pair of nearby archaeological sites uncovered during the latest ...

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

Simina delivered the keynote address during the ceremony, “emphasizing the significance of the convention center as both a physical structure and a powerful symbol of the strong partnership ...

A FIELD of at least 20 asteroids has been found lurking near Venus, having previously been hidden by the Sun's glare, experts have revealed. The belt of asteroids is currently co-orbiting Venus ...

He was seen as a symbol of the fight against organized crime. A former Mexican police officer, known as a symbol of the fight against drug cartels after emerging as the lone survivor of a 2015 ...

Jacob, a tree-climbing lion of Uganda, has survived a snare, a trap, and attempted poisoning—but he’s still in danger due to a rise in poaching. Jacob resting in the branches of a large fig ...