Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a mysterious subterranean structure with painted walls hidden beneath a Maya ball court. The team found the building while excavating the ball court, the ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered over 6,500 previously unknown Maya structures, including a hidden city with grand pyramids, within southeast Mexico. This major discovery highlights the impressive and ...

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Archaeologists scanning through jungle terrain stumbled on what could have once been an important Maya location. The team discovered a mysterious structure built under a ball court, popular in large ...

HOUSTON – A hidden Maya city was recently unearthed by experts at the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping at University of Houston, according to a release. Researchers found the lost Maya city ...

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously unknown city, a new study has found. By flying aircraft ...

GUATEMALA CITY (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Archaeologists have uncovered a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in northern Guatemala, revealing a treasure trove of ancient structures and artifacts. The ...

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Archaeologists have a discovered an ancient structure in the jungles of Mexico that may have been linked to the cult of a prominent Maya serpent deity. A team of researchers with the Mexican National ...

This week’s news that archaeologists have discovered the long-lost city of Valeriana highlights one major part of Maya society: astronomical observatories. More than 6,000 structures unveiled ...

Some 3,000 years ago, the people who would come to be known as the Maya started to build the kind of monumental architecture—pyramids, plazas, and vast urban settlements—that still inspire wonder to ...