Smithsonian Magazine

Deep in the Mexican Jungle, Archaeologists Discovered a Lost Maya City That May Yield Clues About the Civilization Just Before It Collapsed

Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar logging tracks. There, they found unique carved stelae and altars ...
Ancient Origins

Lost Maya City Discovered Untouched in Mexican Jungle — Pyramids, Palaces, and Carved Monuments Still Intact

On June 22, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of Minanbé — an intact, ...
Inverse

The Ancient Lost Maya City of Valeriana Had An Astronomical Site to Observe the Sun

This week’s news that archaeologists have discovered the long-lost city of Valeriana highlights one major part of Maya society: astronomical observatories. More than 6,000 structures unveiled ...
Hackaday

Solving The Mystery Of The Mayan Calendar’s 819-Count Cycle

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...
Newsweek

Mayan Bee Discovery Made by Archaeologists

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ancient Mayan beekeeping site has been discovered by ...