Tough and tiny zircon crystals have helped researchers rule out an enormous volcanic blast as the source of ash used to make Maya pottery, deepening this long-running archaeological mystery. "While we ...

Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all ...

The enigmatic Maya calendar synchronizes all visible planets, thus solving an astronomical puzzle that had remained unsolved for centuries.

ATLANTA - The search is on for a priceless jade medallion, and right now at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, young Indiana Joneses can come take a crack at solving an ancient Mayan mystery. Mystery ...

Readers used to the swift pace of American historical thrillers, such as “The Da Vinci Code,” might have difficulty adjusting to “The Crystal Skull.” The book explores the same theme as a similarly ...

I’m often troubled by re-enactments in nonfiction films and there are some uneasy ones in “Mystery of the Maya.” But, toward the end of the large-format film, they really begin to pay off. That’s when ...