In a significant development in archaeological research, a panel inscribed with Mayan hieroglyphics has been recovered from a ...

So, Copan is one of the most important Mayan sites in the region and the ruins make a great place to indulge ... Experts are still trying to understand what it was that lead to the ultimate collapse ...

The signs bear a slight resemblance to so-called Cretan hieroglyphs and the Linear A writing system that grew out of them. But the text on the Phaistos disk shows an evolution away from both.

The collection features everything from over 2,000 rice paper rubbings of Mayan hieroglyphics to modern day photographs from Columbian artist Erika Diettes, who documents survivors of the ...

Tulane University unveiled a new gallery inside its Latin American Library. The library celebrates over 100 years of Latin ...

Kohunlich Ruins are some of the oldest Mayan ruins in Costa Maya and make for an interesting day trip. This archaeological site features various plazas and structures, as well as large masks carved ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Get a taste of Egyptian culture and cuisine at the 5th Annual Egyptian Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22 at St. Mary and St. Philopater Mercurius ...

They’ve also formed a more comprehensive understanding of the carved hieroglyphs, which Egyptian craftsmen would sometimes use paint to correct or refine. “In the painting, we are capturing an ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale. Among the Maya, smoking tobacco was more common than liquid ...

including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in hieroglyphics. The complex consisted of warehouses to store weapons and food, as well as barracks to house soldiers ...

The collection features everything from over 2,000 rice paper rubbings of Mayan hieroglyphics to modern day photographs from Columbian artist Erika Diettes, who documents survivors of the ...

A team of archeologists in Egypt uncovered a sword with hieroglyphs showing the name of pharaoh Ramesses II. The weapon was one of the numerous artifacts from the well-supplied Tel Al-Abqain ...