Archaeologists have uncovered a hidden Maya salt factory submerged beneath the waters of Belize.

Why move to a city? And why leave? Urban centers today see populations ebb and flow for a multitude of reasons—the economy, ...

ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands," the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show, is returning for season 2, ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that were most likely built before the Late Bronze Age. These enormous structures ...

According to official records, Mexico’s most visited archaeological sites are Teotihuacán and Chichén Itzá. The first is a ...

The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...

Among the many mysteries surrounding the ancient Mexican metropolis of Teotihuacan, one has been especially hard to crack: how did its residents use the many signs and symbols found on its murals and ...

Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it’s hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization.

Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology's greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the ...

After careful analysis, Hansen and colleague Christophe Helmke believe they may finally have the answer—and the evidence has ...

Even more exciting, they suggest that this writing records an early version of the Uto-Aztecan language family—a group of ...