Scientists uncovered a Maya dental filling embedded with a jadeite gemstone, offering new insight into ancient dentistry.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have found more than a dozen stone knives in an ancient Maya city near a sacrificial altar. Researchers ...

To view the multimedia version of this release, click here. An unprecedented collaboration of archeologists, Maya villagers and Guatemalan authorities has resulted in the recovery of a magnificent ...

Two 8th-century Maya stone monuments were unveiled Thursday, September 2, in the Metropolitan Museum's Great Hall. The massive statues,known as stelae, will remain on view at the museum's iconic ...