Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

But, in all events, the Maya people of course, did not vanish. Mayan settlements continued in a number of areas and a functioning Mayan society lasted right up to the Spanish Conquest. Today there ...

According to the researchers, this Mayan settlement was inhabited in the Late Preclassic period (400 BC - 250 AD) , which occupied the islet that existed inside the lake, and was later engulfed by ...