Archaeological research from Central America, covering ancient civilizations, landscapes, and material culture.
Archaeologists working in Peru have uncovered fresh evidence of how the oldest known civilization in the Americas confronted a severe ...
In San Isidro, El Salvador, archaeologists have unearthed a stunning set of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets atop a pyramidal structure. These ...
Archaeologists excavating the Maya pyramid at K’anwitznal, known today as Ucanal, in present-day northern Guatemala, have unearthed human remains among ...
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of ancient ritual practices involving tobacco in Mesoamerica. The discovery, detailed in a study published in ...
A team of researchers, led by Francisco Estrada-Belli of Tulane University, uncovered an intact jade mask in the tomb of ...
The scientists examined a sediment core from Lake Petén Itzá in Guatemala to understand how the Maya occupation of the ...
A team of researchers from several universities in the United States, France and Guatemala, discovered a huge 2,000-year-old Mayan civilization ...
According to a new study, the layout of an ancient Maya city is similar to that of a crocodile. Other ...
To archaeologists, ancient toilets and discarded refuse are treasure troves of historical insight. Although they may lack the glamour of ...
