It was postulated that a Maya warrior queen might have ordered the construction of this elaborate road to invade a distant city and counter the rising power of another, according to LiveScience.

Images show kings and warriors in body armour with swords and shields and tell us about what they wore in battle. Here we meet three generations of Maya women from the Ixil community, who live in ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...

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 ...