Thanks to their loud, brash, and nocturnal nature, rock concerts are often held in dark bars and nightclubs designed to withstand the abuse of rowdy fans and guitar-smashing rockers. But as musicians ...

Excavation of a council house at the major Lowland Maya center of Ucanal, Guatemala, reveals how the public gained some influence over Maya politics more than 1,000 years ago. These colonnaded, open ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring "remarkable" architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Archaeologists working in northwestern Yucatan have identified a formal Maya ball court that may date as far back as 2,800 ...

STRI copy Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. "Architecture and the Origins of Preclassic Maya Politics highlights the dramatic changes in the relationship of ancient Maya peoples to the landscape ...