Learn more about Zelia Nuttall, a self-taught scholar who helped uncover many Mesoamerican artifacts.

The Lamanai Ruins Belize cruise excursion offers one of the most unique experiences, allowing you to still climb a Mayan Pyramid. I often hear fellow cruisers say there is not much to do in Belize or ...

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, the largest pyramid by volume in the world, was constructed and expanded over centuries beginning around 500 BCE. Archaeological evidence, tunnels and documented ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

The Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal, which at at its height boasted a population of perhaps 150,000 people. (Mundo Maya/Wikimedia Commons) Traditionally, the Classic period has been considered to ...

An effort to overturn Utah’s sensitive materials law, which allows the removal of certain books from public schools, has another acclaimed author’s name behind it: The late poet Maya Angelou. The ...

Two figures will always haunt the human imagination: the woman in ecstasy, and the woman in madness. This enduring fascination may stem as much from the paper-thin line that separates the two states ...

Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence as he delivers his final State of the State address. “In Washington, the ...

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