The US' history goes back thousands of years, thanks to a wealth of archaeological sites that give insight into the first ...

Traditionally, excavations deep in the jungles of Mexico, Central, and South America are difficult at best and dangerous at ...

Mexican pyramids are a key feature of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. While they share some similarities with Egyptian ...

From the broad impact of contemporary pandemics to those that hit ancient civilizations, every outbreak has imprinted its signature on history. This timeline ... the Inca and Aztec empires.

famous civilizations can succumb to crises. For instance, colleagues recently published a study comparing three large, wealthy imperial powers of the past: the Roman, Han and Aztec Empires.

revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas. "What has been discovered corresponds to a woman who apparently had elevated status, an elite ...

The Tlacotepehuas, a civilization once located in the Sierra ... and held spiritual importance in Mesoamerican cultures, often seen as places for divine communication. "This sealed context allows ...

A hidden chamber inside Tlayócoc Cave in Mexico’s Sierra de Guerrero has revealed ancient artifacts that may shed light on the mysterious Tlacotepehua people, a lost civilization known ... deep ...

Mexican researcher Sergio Gómez believed the Teotihuacan civilization filled the chamber with pools of mercury to act like a gateway to the underworld for an unknown Mesoamerican ruler.

Lachniet and an international team of researchers used them to establish 2,400 years of new climate history from southwestern Mexico, which, coupled with archaeological evidence, links the rise and ...

Throughout history, rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilizations. As these ancient waterways shift ... The drought-induced receding of Lake Texcoco in Mexico has revealed numerous Aztec ...