Beilin said she began this project when she became interested in the relationship between humans and non-humans, like animals, plants and natural forces. Beilin wanted to investigate the extent to ...

A major archaeological breakthrough is taking place deep in the Yucatan rainforest, where an intricate network of ancient Mayan roads has been revealed through advanced laser technology. These ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Archaeologists using ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping systems in the ancient world—a system that could predict solar eclipses for ...

NMAI copy 39088019583707 gift of Michael Tennenbaum. NMAI copy 39088019583707 signed by author. The Maya -- The mystery of the Codices -- Creating a scientific civilization in tropical isolation -- ...