Part of our weekly "In Focus" series—stepping back, looking closer. Every civilization has its rise and fall. But no culture has fallen quite like the Maya Empire, seemingly swallowed by the jungle ...

Stepped pyramids, colorful temples, and a grand palace proclaimed Palenque's brilliance, reflecting the favor of the gods and the strength of its seventh-century ruler. Pyramids in the jungleThe Great ...

Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati will address her first public meeting in Bihar on Thursday, at Bhabhua in Kaimur district for the second phase of the assembly polls.It will be the start of her ...

It’s been an epic weekend for fashion fans, with both the Academy Museum Gala taking place across the pond and the inaugural British Museum Ball - the UK’s answer to the Met Gala, in London. Both ...

Former Wolves manager Bruno Lage has been sacked as manager of Brazilian club Botafogo after his side lost four games in a row. Botafogo owner John Textor, who also has ownership shares in Crystal ...

Councillors have backed calls for a new law to protect children after the tragic death of a County Durham toddler. The Maya’s Law campaign has been launched by the family of two-year-old Maya Chappell ...

Jade Skirt: Look… this is the Ball Game! We call it a game, bit it is actually very serious. It can be used to settle arguments between different towns. We have a great legend about the ball game.

Maya farming was successful because of the accurate and detailed calendars people used. The Tzolkin calendar was also known as the Sacred calendar. It was 260 days long and it was used to keep track ...

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Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis, festooned with ...