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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago
Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.
'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture
When two spelunkers investigated what they thought was trash in a cave in Mexico, they discovered more than a dozen artifacts dating back centuries.
Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?
Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?
Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologists
Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.
Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups reveal
A large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.
Ancient Maya 'blood cave' discovered in Guatemala baffles archaeologists
Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.
Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá
The question of how the super-blue paint was made now has a second answer.
Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
Archaeologists have found conclusive evidence of psychedelic drug use more than 2,500 years ago in Peru.
