Zynga have been teasing us for the last week about the new Mayan Isles maps in Treasure Isle, and finally they have come through with their promise. Tonight, the Mayan Isles III maps were released, ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended from ...

Seems like everyone's digging Treasure Isle, but overachievers have already been asking -- 'where are some new maps already?' Well, it's like the treasure hunting game gods read your minds and ...

The researcher took advantage of maps available freely online. Takeshi Inomata identified this ancient Maya site, dubbed La Carmelita, using LiDAR maps, seen here in both low and high resolution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes ...

Advanced laser mapping has revealed more than 60,000 ancient Mayan structures beneath the jungles of northern Guatemala. Set across dozens of hidden cities, the discoveries include houses, palaces and ...

Truth be told, the Mayan ruins of Cancun may not wow you the same as some of the Mayan ruins near Cancun, located a few hours away. However, that’s not to say you should skip them, only that they are ...

A Canadian teenager has discovered the remains of a lost Mayan city — without ever stepping foot in Mexico. Combining his love for the night sky and a childhood fascination with the Mayan “doomsday” ...

The explorer Jacques Soustelle called Bonampak "a pictorial encyclopedia of a Mayan city." Built along the Lacanjá River in the seventh and eighth centuries and eventually abandoned to the jungle, the ...