The Mayans mastered water management. What can we learn from them?
Study looks at water reservoirs that were in use for over 1,000 years
Study looks at water reservoirs that were in use for over 1,000 years
It's more than a history mystery. This might pave the way to creating new construction materials.
Many ancient mysteries are hiding in the jungle. New technologies could unravel them.
It’s one of the many achievements of a culture that also developed a writing system and built pyramids and observatories
Climate can make or break empires.
It's the most well preserved pre-Hispanic boat ever found.
These look like renderings from a video game. Only they're real!
It's a finding well worth its salt.
There's more than one hot item in the state of Tabasco.
As the Maya empire thrived, its environmental footprint also grew.
I say we bring back this currency.
The map extends over thousands of square miles.
Chocolate is... who am I kidding -- we all know what chocolate is. It's sweet, delicious pleasure. But chocolate, this ...
Water management policy needs to adapt to constantly shifting environmental conditions, else we risk repeating the downfall of the Maya.
Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.
Something really bad is going to happen, and the Earth's rotation will shift, rotating the other way, which will cause ...
It's December 21, 2012. Nibiru, or Planet X as some call it, is going to collide or just barely miss ...
Doomsday is upon us, fellow ZME Readers! December 2012, particularly 21 December 2012 marks the conclusion of a b'ak'tun—a time ...
Anthropologists believe cacao beans and pods were mainly used in pre-Hispanic cultures as a beverage, a practice which can be ...
One of the many Mayan stucco masks uncovered at the newly discovered temple. It shows the Maya sun god as ...
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient urn dated from the Mayan classical period, which after a thorough chemical analysis was found ...
Archeologists unearthed from Mexico's underground a spectacular Olmec-style stone carving depicting three sitting felines, dated from 700 B.C. Dubbed the ...
In almost every belief there's an apocalypse, hanging above the believers' head like the sword of Damocles. But as far ...