Quiriguá is known for its many finely sculptured stone monuments. The site boasts the largest carved Maya stela, a 65-ton behemoth known as Monument 5. Dating to 771, Monument 5 stands 35 feet ...

Alas, this monument represents one of the better-preserved Maya carved stones. The jungle—and the vandals of history—are not friends of preservation. Fortunately, scholars estimate that what ...

A German tourist was arrested and attacked by locals after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan, ...

But archaeologists at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History have admitted that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment. Most experts had cited only one surviving ...

where the Mayan King Hasaw Cha'an Kawiil is buried. This place was considered the entrance to the underworld and featured a carved jaguar at the front door. This sanctuary, located at the top of ...

The text was carved about 1,300 years ago. The stone has cracked, which has made the end of the passage almost illegible. Mr Gronemeyer said the inscription refers to the end of a cycle of 5,125 years ...