A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the ...

Learn more about Te K'ab Chaak, the first Maya king from Caracol whose tomb is rewriting the history of Maya-Mesoamerica ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler ...

A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ...

Mesoamerican cultures shaped the history of Central America through remarkable achievements in architecture, science, and society. Among the most influential were the Maya, who thrived in present-day ...

Why was there no Middle Ages in Mexico? It turns out the answer is a really simple one, as our expert historian explains.

UCSB Historian Gerardo Aldana, an expert in Mesoamerican civilizations, consults on “Wakanda Forever,” propelling his research into the MCU — and ending up on screen ...

Nowadays, we often imagine ancient Mesoamerican art and architecture as colorless, because most of them currently are. But just as with Greek and Roman statues, these artifacts were once aglow ...

The art show “Code-X” borrows written languages from Mesoamerican culture to tell new stories At Denver’s Vicki Myhren Gallery, old codes, new stories … but also video games ...

The Mesoamerican Influences Behind Namor From ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ The sequel to the 2018 Marvel blockbuster features a Maya-inspired antihero played by Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta ...

Before settlers brought their dogs to North America, another lineage of canines accompanied farming communities throughout ...