For a brief period one of those city-states prevailed and became the closest thing to an empire in Maya history. It was ruled by the Snake kings of the Kaanul dynasty, which until just a few ...

Archaeologists have uncovered new stucco reliefs at the ancient Maya city of Dzibanché, providing fresh insights into the ...

It’s smaller than Tikal and Chichén Itzá , but it was ruled by one of the most famous Maya kings: Pakal the Great. Image caption, You’ve now arrived in Mayapan, one of the last great cities ...

New discoveries and science tell the story of how the ancient Mayans built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over 2000 years and then vanished.

One of the great mysteries of history is how the ancient Maya built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over two thousand years - and then vanished. How? Why? New discoveries and ...

The decline of the Maya civilization began some 1,100 year ago when millions of Indians working on the contruction of tall pyramidal temples and palaces learned that their kings weren't gods ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits are so important to my people, the Maya. The king is our head priest and he can speak directly to the gods. With the help of other high-ranking priests ...