A remarkable discovery in the jungles of Mexico reveals the long-lost city of the Lacandon Maya—Sak-Bahlán, known as the 'land of the white jaguar.' Thanks to a 327-year-old letter and advanced route ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

Long before the advent of kennel clubs, backyard breeders, and animal rescues, the ancient Maya traded dogs over long distances. “Dogs are the oldest domesticated animal worldwide,” says Elizabeth ...

CARBONDALE — To trace connections across the ancient Maya world, archaeologists often follow objects that traveled, such as jade, obsidian, or pottery. But Chris Stantis — assistant professor of ...

Scientists found that elite Maya settlements may have housed imported dogs, including possible early relatives of the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

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Some Maya vases depict dogs walking below a ruler's hammock, which has been interpreted as the dog escorting the ruler's burial procession into the afterlife. It's just one role that dogs may have ...

What we know about Maya dogs Colonial writings offer some clue about dog roles in the ancient Maya world. Franciscan bishop Diego de Landa, infamous for conducting an inquisition and for burning loads ...