Lidar data helped researchers find thousands of Maya structures in Mexico ... according to NASA's Earth Observatory. Satellite images showed a "bathtub ring" of mineralization where water ...

Throughout the world, various historical monuments, buildings, and sculptures stand as iconic landmarks. However, some of ...

History and archaeology have often portrayed megalithic architecture as a cultural phenomenon specific to ancient European ...

Visiting this ancient wonder is a must when traveling ... the Temple of the Warriors, the Observatory, and the Ball Court. Chichen Itza means “at the mouth of the well of Itza” in the Mayan language.

which will be built at Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory. Carnegie scientists discover the world's oldest diamonds, the inclusions in which function as time capsules that record ancient movements of ...

Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s but ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s ...

Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s but hadn’t tried mapping it — until recently.