Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities ...

Mrs. Pival — you made a difference, writes Bill Craft.

What is the summer solstice? For many people, the summer solstice is simply the first day of summer and the longest day of the year, meaning that it has more daylight hours than any other day. In the ...

Get a look at the Version 1.0 Gameplay Overview Trailer for Aztecs: The Last Sun, an historical survival city-builder developed by Play2Chill. Players can get the rundown on the core gameplay features ...

Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who excavated the Royal Tombs of Sipan in Peru, introduces a gold artifact. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn] A ceremony for Maize·Gold·Jaguar: A Grand ...

Coinciding with the International Museum Day on May 18, the Capital Museum in Beijing will officially open its largest-ever exhibition, “Maize, Gold, Jaguar: The Great Maya and Ancient Andean ...

The mysterious collapse of the Maya civilization may not have been driven solely by drought after all. New evidence from lake sediments in Guatemala reveals that one key city, Itzan, enjoyed a stable ...

The Aztec Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in the ancient world. Centered around the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs built massive temples, complex canals, and advanced ...

As part of a railroad construction project in Mexico, researchers recently unearthed a tiered stone structure about three feet wide, surrounded by human skulls and femurs. Archaeologists say it’s a ...

Past civilizations have been significantly affected by climate change, but how they adapted to new conditions centuries ago is less clear. In research newly published in the Proceedings of the ...