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Mysterious Handprints Discovered in Ancient Mayan Cave in Mexico

An archeologist found more than 100 black and red handprints on the walls of an ancient Mayan cave in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Uncovering the Identity of the Red Queen of the Mayan Palenque Kingdom

Jun 08, 2020 11:00 PM EDT By Danielle Ong

In 1994, a team of researchers stumbled upon a temple near the famous Mayan Kingdom of Palenque. Inside, they found a tomb that would become one of the largest Mayan archaeological findings in history.

A three-dimensional image of the ancient Maya Aguada Fenix site in Mexico's Tabasco state based on lidar, an aerial remote-sensing method, is seen in this picture released on June 3, 2020.

Oldest and Largest Ancient Mayan Temple Found In Southern Mexico

Jun 04, 2020 07:18 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

Scientists have discovered the most massive and oldest-known Mayan structure using an aerial remote-sensing method in southern Mexico. The pyramid, which measured 400 meters wide, 1,400 long, and 10 to 15 meters high, exceeded the Great Pyramid of Giza built 1,500 years earlier.

Did the Ancient Mayan Civilization Establish Themselves in Florida? Explore the Evidence

May 14, 2020 07:47 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

Some say the Maya civilization once colonized modern-Florida. Archeologists may have found evidence.

Archaeologists Discover New Mayan Settlement in Quintana Roo

Apr 27, 2020 08:09 AM EDT By Amy Santiago

The ancient settlement named by the specialists of the INAH Quintana Roo Center, as Mahahual, is reportedly the first of that era detected in the locality on the eastern coast of the Yucatan peninsula.