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 ...

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 ...

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 ...