The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

A German tourist was arrested after illegally climbing the Temple of Kukulkán at Chichén Itzá, Mexico, during the Spring ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

The incident was captured on video by a visitor who filmed the man as he raced up the steps of the Temple of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá. Onlookers shouted insults and demanded he come down as he scaled ...

Discover the fascinating journey of chocolate, from its origins in ancient South America to its transformation into the ...

The spring equinox on March 20 marks the start of spring and the astrological new year as the sun enters Aries.

Berkeley teen Maya Merhige is swimming her way into the history books, completing an impressive array of open water swims ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people.

A few presidents ago, I was quite upset about U.S. involvement in a war. I read in the local paper that the president had ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...