More than 150 guns and an iron cannon were recently documented at the Síis Já cenote in Yucatán

What is believed to be a council house built more than 1,000 years ago sheds light on how Maya systems of governance shifted

The 3,000-year-old ceremonial complex of Aguada Fénix in Tabasco was designed as a monumental “cosmogram”, according to new research

Believed to be Sac Balam, the last stronghold of rebellious Lacandon Ch’ol Maya, the site sheds light on colonial resistance and Indigenous survival strategies

New research based on stalagmite analysis suggests a historic drought may have contributed to the society’s decline

Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History released a statement praising MrBeast's mission while correcting some moments of "theatricality" in his video

Newly published research shows just how pervasive mercury—an essential element in the red cinnabar pigment favoured by the Maya—is at the site in Guatemala

Archaeologists have used light-detection and ranging (Lidar) technology to uncover new findings about ancient Maya Lowland settlements

An international research team performed genetic testing on 64 children's skeletons, debunking some longstanding myths about Maya religious sacrifices

The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century

The artefact is the latest archaeological marvel unearthed during the construction of the controversial Maya Train project

The cavern’s entrance had been concealed by a boulder that appears to have pinned an unfortunate person to the spot when it was installed

New research has revealed the clean-water secret of Classic Maya reservoirs

Many organisations, including Unesco, fear the project will negatively affect the region’s cultural heritage, natural environment and residents when it opens in December

Archaeologists at the pre-Hispanic site of Palenque discovered the finely carved artefact, believed to be at least 1,100 years old

With first leg of controversial $20bn Maya Train project set to begin operation, authorities have stepped up excavation and development of archaeological destinations

Guatemalan law prohibits the export of such artefacts for exhibition, local culture organisations say

The elaborate temple relief, now held by the Museo Nacional de Antropología, was extracted from the Maya jungle in the 1960s and offered to the Met for $400,000

The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders