A vertical column of 10 glyphic words, uncovered last year in ruins in Guatemala, is unreadable even by the most expert scholars, but they know what it means – that Maya writing is older than once ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an ancient Mayan artifact featuring a depiction of a serpent. The stone block was used by the Maya as the cover of a vault, Mexico's National Institute of ...

A vast city built by the ancient Mayan civilisation and discovered nearly a century ago in modern day Guatemala is finally starting to yield its secrets - including a hint that apocalyptic predictions ...

The giant pattern - thought to represent a traditional Mayan head-dress - appeared next to the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe last week. Members of the crop circle community believe the ...