Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jade mask and a human femur bone. (Francisco Estrada-Belli/Tulane University) Archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old ...

After four decades, researchers have discovered the tomb of a Maya king in Belize. The king, known as Te K'ab Chaak, was the first ruler of the politically significant city of Caracol and began a ...

The discovery of a hidden staircase at Palenque in 1952 revealed King K'inich Janaab' Pakal's tomb, revolutionizing ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of archaeologists led by Brown University's Stephen Houston has uncovered a pyramid, part of the Maya archaeological site at El Zotz, Guatemala. The ...