Rising through a clearing in the jungle of the Yucatán, a monumental Maya pyramid appears to touch the sky in Catherwood’s illustration of the Pyramid of Kulkulcán. Although parts of the structure are ...
At the top of the pyramid, which is about 50 feet tall, researchers found what is thought to be offerings. A ceramic foot of an animal was found as well as a flint spear tip, researchers said.
The team uncovered two blocks of the Mayan city, one of which included a distinct pseudo-pyramid that was identical to one found at Rio Bec - a pre-Columbian Mayan archaeological site located near ...
Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city ... undiscovered structures, including pyramids like those found elsewhere in Central America.
The Temple of the Warriors is a very unusual structure for the Maya. A low, broad pyramid is flanked by an L-shaped pillared cloister called the Thousand Columns. This would originally have been ...
A lost Mayan city, complete with pyramids and a ball court, has been discovered buried deep under the Mexican jungle. The city, which has been named Valeriana by archaeologists, was found by ...