An often overlooked pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient offerings in a sealed cave in Mexico, revealing secrets of the lost Tlacotepehua ...

Chili peppers have a long history spanning thousands of years, starting from Mesoamerica. The spicy fruits have made their ...

The ancestors of the Ancient Maya used an ingenious method of food collection that enabled their population to grow.

The Tlacotepehuas, a civilization once located in the Sierra de Guerrero, have long been a mystery, with very little ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

And at the peak of their civilization, from a.d. 600 to 850 ... artworks have gained new insights into the life of the ancient Maya kings and their retinues. Now, an exhibition at the National ...

For the price of 5 pesos (US $0.25), a trip on Mexico City's metro can be a surreal, art-filled experience if you venture to ...

“Blood was the mortar of ancient Maya ritual life,” wrote groundbreaking ... During the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica in the 16th century, the Catholic Church’s Friar Diego de Landa ...

(formerly SOAN 0328) 3 hrs. lect./disc Sorcery was fundamental to religious life in ancient Mesoamerica. Though removed from one another in time and space, the different cultures and civilizations of ...