The Maya civilisation is known for its art and architecture. But we’re discovering Maya astronomy was even more advanced than ...

Every year, the spring equinox marks one of the most important turning points in the natural calendar. In 2026, this moment arrives around March 20, when the Sun crosses the celestial equator and day ...

The ancient Maya developed a complex religious system centered on gods, ancestors, and the passage of time. During the Classic period, Maya society was organized into independent kingdoms that shared ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Abstract: The deciphering of early civilizations' sociological, linguistic, and architectural history depends heavily on the preservation of ancient inscriptions. Because inscriptions carved in ...

Maya Pyramid. Credit: Pdro Macano CC BY 3.0 A new study has uncovered a striking contradiction in the ancient Maya city of Ucanal. Residents built an advanced water management system that kept ...

Under the supervision of Université de Montréal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, Ph.D. student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 2018 to 2024, studying how the Mayan city of Ucanal managed ...

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The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya David Stuart Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Before the 1970s, ancient Maya history was impenetrable. The civilization’s grand ceremonial buildings and ...