Archaeologists working on the Mayan train that is set to link up a number of pre-Hispanic sites in the Yucatan Peninsula have unearthed a statue of the god of lightning…
Boffins in Mexico have brought the pre-Hispanic era back to life with this stunning recreation of the outfit of a Mixtec warrior queen. Experts from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology…
Mexico's President has been mocked for sharing a snap said to show a traditional pixie-like spirit perched in a tree. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, 69, used social media to…
Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. The two suspects have been named as Stephanie Allison Jolluck,…
These are some of the 50 pre-Hispanic artefacts that have been returned to Mexico after being handed over to the country's embassies around the world – including one piece that…
The discovery of the graves of four pre-Hispanic children has given an insight into the difficult living conditions that followed the fall of the Aztec Empire. Named after the property…
Experts have found Mayan pots that were placed under stalactites to collect water in a cave almost a thousand years ago and were still in the cave today. One of…
Archaeologists have revealed the grim details of how Spanish conquistadors destroyed a pre-Hispanic city in the New World as revenge for the natives sacrificing 450 prisoners they took from a…
A pre-Hispanic burial ground with tombs, clay pots and gold bird-shaped earring have been found during roadworks in Costa Rica. The archaelogogical discovery took place near the central Costa Rican…
Archaeologists have found this 2,000-year-old map carved into a stone - and it is believed to have been used to pass on information about the land to future generations by…