Mayan temples and pyramids are just as strong as skyscrapers. Discover the architectural tricks used by ancient Central American builders. The tallest temples in the Maya City of Tikal, including the ...

Lidar discoveries and recent excavations are forcing archaeologists to rethink ancient Maya political structures.

Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás," was likely the most important city in the Yucatán from the 10th to the 12th centuries. Evidence indicates that the site was first settled as ...

This entertaining reality TV parody introduces a Maya labourer who has designed his own nah, or traditional Maya home. He talks about his design, his tools and the building's sometimes bizarre ...

The themes include the use of slaves, Roman food and the art of Roman mosaics.

Michael Connor (Man)Sarita Choudhury (Sarita)Michael Connor (Artist)Michael ConorMaria Rosenblum (Maria) Brian P. Katz A portrait of the failed artist as a middle-aged man, "Roman Buildings ...

Maya Roman, whose cousin Yarden was kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack, is meeting with senators on Capitol Hill to lobby for U.S. action to secure the release of the hostages.

One unsuspecting February morning in 1976, a 7.5 scale earthquake shook the Central American country of Guatemala. Originating from the Motagua Fault, the meeting point of the North American and ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...