What is lost are political structures, economic systems, and ruling elites. What persists - always - are the people and their informational legacy. Customs, tools, beliefs, and institutions integrate ...

Why do people move to cities—and why do they leave? Today, the reasons might include jobs, lifestyle, pollution, or even a ...

ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands' returns for season 2, covering the two-day ATV journey through Guatemala's ...

Altar Q, a Mayan monument carved approximately 1,300 years ago in Honduras, may reveal a code that has eluded scientists until now. A recent study suggests that the hand signs depicted on this altar ...

A new study of the Altar Q of Copan in Honduras has revolutionized the archaeological community. This piece, carved in the eighth century and considered one of the most emblematic monuments of the ...

Firaxis' latest game, Civilization VII, was released in February 2025. The game features a new approach to the series' turn-based gameplay, letting players mix and match world leaders and ...

Chemical evidence from a stalagmite in Mexico has revealed that the Classic Maya civilization’s decline coincided with repeated severe wet-season droughts, including one that lasted 13 years. These ...

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Tourists explore the ‘Dome of the Cathedral’, the largest chamber in Grutas Tzabnah (Yucatán, Mexico), and the origin of Tzab06-1. The artificial well ‘La Noria’ now illuminates the cave. (Mark ...

A movement is underway to make pok-ta-pok, the world’s oldest team ballgame, the national sport Robin Catalano The pok-ta-pok revival began in Mexico in the mid-1900s, but it only picked up steam over ...

In C.E. 331, Te K’ab Chaak ascended to the throne as the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in what is today Belize. Archaeologists have learned about him through writings from years ...