Archaeologists in southeastern Mexico recently unearthed an ancient crypt dating back more than 1,000 years and made a ...

Some Maya rulers may have been incinerated and their ashes mixed with rubber to make the balls used in the game of pelota, an archaeologist says.

Those rulers went on to achieve peak power roughly between the years 550 and 800. Royal art and writing at Tamarindito and other Classic Maya sites misleadingly suggest that kings wielded absolute ...

Maya people cremated their rulers and used the ashes to help make rubber balls that were used in ballgames, an archaeologist has claimed. The researcher and his team believe they've found evidence ...

In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another ...

But the Maya collapse wasn’t complete, explains Christina Halperin, an archaeologist at University of Montreal and the director of the Ucanal Archaeological Project, which has studied the ruins ...

As the Maya civilization began to crumble during the 9th century CE, a corner of the realm became embroiled in a dramatic revolution. Astonishing evidence for this political upheaval has now been ...

Stunning jade mask found inside the tomb of a mysterious Maya king. National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli’s discovery in Chochkitam, Guatemala, sheds new light on an ancient society.

Details about ancient Maya rulers are also featured on the slab. A stone slab covered with 123 hieroglyphic cartouches discovered at an ancient Maya pyramid in Mexico might not be a treasure map ...

Details about ancient Maya rulers are also featured on the slab. A stone slab covered with 123 hieroglyphic cartouches discovered at an ancient Maya pyramid in Mexico might not be a treasure map ...

Some Maya rulers may have been incinerated and their ashes mixed with rubber to make the balls used in the game of pelota, an archaeologist says. Burnt human remains uncovered at the ruins of a ...

Humans Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty. In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ...