A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient Mayan building, in a ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, ...

For travelers seeking a luxurious, kid-free escape in Mexico’s stunning Caribbean coast, Cancun and the Riviera Maya offer some of the world’s finest adults-only all-inclusive resorts. These ...

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for ...

Across southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, ancient Maya cities lie scattered like puzzle pieces waiting to be ...

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Not having a federal lifeline for some of those smaller places means immediate closure,' said Heather Plucar, executive ...

The Trump administration has moved to fire federal employees who care for the more than 26,000 artworks and artifacts owned by the US government, potentially imperiling the collection, which contains ...

No whistleblower is an island These allies often go overlooked when the media focuses on whistleblowers. But their support is critical, particularly in an era when protections for workers who ...

Credit: Brown University A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh ... anthropology, and history of art and architecture at Brown, who ...

On the vast canvas of the cosmos, where starlight typically reigns supreme, there are regions in which darkness not only persists, but dominates. One of them is Barnard 68, a dark nebula that, despite ...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight and into the early morning hours of the 22nd. The radiant of the shower is the constellation of Lyra the harp. Intrepid sky watchers should be able to catch a few ...