Advanced laser mapping has revealed more than 60,000 ancient Mayan structures beneath the jungles of northern Guatemala. Set across dozens of hidden cities, the discoveries include houses, palaces and ...

Airborne laser scanners that can peer through the jungle have revealed what may be the oldest and largest ancient Mayan structure ever found — a 3,000-year-old ceremonial platform almost a mile long ...

Watchtower-style buildings used to observe equinoxes, solstices Ball court was built around 864 A.D. Structures being restored, will be open to visitors MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists say ...

Using new technology to map the Guatemalan jungle revealed tens of thousands of previously unknown Mayan structures, giving researches more insights into the ancient civilization reports Newsweek. The ...

Scientists have uncovered a secret Mayan city hiding in Mexico, which once featured an urban landscape of more than 6,500 structures. The team used lidar technology to create three-dimensional models ...

Archaeologists have spent more than a century traipsing through the Guatemalan jungle, Indiana Jones-style, searching through dense vegetation to learn what they could about the Mayan civilization ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered an unprecedented network of 60,000 ancient Mayan features such as palaces and elevated highways, according to an exclusive report by National Geographic. The ...