The Aztec, a collective of Mesoamericans who thrived from the 14th to the 16th centuries, were the inheritors of ancient ...

From the soil of the jungle, a massive stone face weighing 20 tons emerged. The people who carved it disappeared without ...

Chocolate has been providing a sugar high to humans for centuries, enough to inspire them to build monuments too. A new ...

A new archaeological discovery suggests that people in present-day Georgia have feasted with cacao for 1,000 years ...

For decades, one question has nagged at specialists in ancient Mexico: did Teotihuacan — the city that dominated central ...

Teotihuacan glyphs found in a Mexican cave reveal ancient warrior rituals at Chalcatzingo, dating back over 1,500 years, ...

Join the groundbreaking expeditions of Frans Blom and Matthew Stirling as they brave the dense jungles of Mexico. Witness their discovery of colossal basalt heads and lost earthen pyramids, proving ...

La petrolera informó que no hubo fuego ni explosión; el evento correspondió a vapor generado en un tanque de producto caliente Por Alexa Cirel Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) descartó que este lunes se ...

There is a tree outside my sons’ window that taps its leaves against the glass in the morning breeze as if in greeting. Ever since my dad died in January – 6 months to the day that I am writing this ...

Before it was a candy bar — it was a currency, a battlefield ration, and a state secret one empire kept hidden for nearly 100 years.This week on The Hidden History Project, Aiden Thomas traces ...

The Maya Calendar, first devised by the Olmecs and perfected by the ancient Maya civilization, is a complicated timekeeping system made up of three calendars. The Long Count Calendar covers a vast ...

LOS LLANITOS, México — On a dirt field on Mexico’s Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the pre-Hispanic-style ...