Mayan

Hundreds of human bones found in an underground cave in Guatemala suggest a chilling human sacrifice took place there.Cueva de Sangre, or the 'Blood Cave', is located underneath the archaeological site of Dos Pilas in Petén, Guatemala. …

The Mayans believed in many gods. They were also highly literate, architecturally advanced and developed a system of mathematics that included one of the earliest examples of zero.Today, in their former Yucatan heartland – and especially…

An ancient Mayan city has been discovered deep in the jungles of Mexico. Buildings, stone columns and 50-foot high pyramids make up the settlement, which was thought to have been a major hub at points between 250 and 1000 AD and is…