Until recently, Mayan script was indecipherable. David Stuart was one of the few who helped to crack it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, ...

Want to see the Equinox at Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins? This article explains how to see the unique phenomenon that happens only ...

It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city. But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico's central Yucatan Peninsula, that very phenomenon is becoming so common that ...

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 ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit the famous Maya ruins in Guatemala's Tikal National Park on Wednesday on ...

Lying deep within the lush jungles of Belize lies a hidden treasure trove of ancient wonders—the magnificent Maya ruins of Caracol. Steeped in history and surrounded by the rich biodiversity of the ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of abandoned ...

But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico's central Yucatan Peninsula, that very phenomenon is becoming so common that it's become the butt of a joke. "If you get a map of the state of Campeche ...

Light-mapping technology is expediting the pace of archaeological discovery in the dense jungles of central Mexico. The latest find could offer... It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ...