(1) Ancient Mayan cities are mostly built on porous limestone. This made it difficult to obtain drinking water, particularly during seasonal droughts. This filtration system made it possible for ...

On the edge of a small cornfield near the ruined Maya ... the water at the bottom of this nondescript natural well, or cenote, had acted as a sacred sundial and timekeeper for the ancient Maya ...

The ancestors of the Ancient Maya used an ingenious method of food collection that enabled their population to grow.

Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul ... Along with settlement remains, the inter-site and intra-site roads (sacbés), defensive systems, quarries, water management features ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...