The Dispilio Tablet, a wooden artifact engraved with linear symbols and dated to around 5260 BC, was discovered in a ...

Following this symbolic transfer of power, a leader of non-royal origin, Papmalil, rose to prominence in the Maya Empire.

In May 1562, Diego de Landa, the highest-ranking Catholic authority in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, received word that a large number of idols, along with human bones and deer meat, had been discovered ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something.

We’ve been able to decipher ancient Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, and Old Persian, but not Voynichese.

Kathryn Hahn never set out to be an explicitly comedic actress. But starting with breakthrough roles in instant classics like Anchorman and Step Brothers, she has slowly but surely established herself ...

Astrologer Lisa Stardust shares her insights on the Mayan system and how it captures the energy you were born into Getty If you think your birth chart says a lot about you, wait until you meet your ...

In the heart of southeastern Mexico, archaeologists have uncovered a massive, ancient site that offers a new lens into the Maya civilization’s understanding of the cosmos. Known as Aguada Fénix, this ...

The search for a primary writing system in 'Star Wars' has a history almost as old as the saga itself. Reading time 7 minutes In the beginning there was the word, and that word was Basic. But just how ...

The San Bartolo archaeological site shot into news in 2001 for the discovery of a new semi-hidden Maya city, reports the newspaper El Pais. The San Bartolo complex contained a pyramid that consisted ...