Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s ...

The identified structures are just a 15-minute hike from a major road near Xpujil, a city where thousands of Maya people live to this day. The popular tourist destination of Calakmul, an archeological ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people.

NBC News' Marissa Parra reports on a newly discovered Maya city in Mexico, which researchers found by accident and estimate ...

A HUGE ancient Mayan city, that had disappeared for centuries, has accidentally been found by a student using Google. Thousands of undiscovered structures have been located at the long-lost city ...

No, this isn’t a plot from Indiana Jones: An ancient Maya city that’s been lost for centuries was just uncovered in Mexico.

Auld-Thomas's adviser, Tulane professor Marcello Canuto, said the extensive data they collected will "allow us to tell better stories of the ancient Mayan people," marrying what scientists already ...

Who ever goes beyond page one of Google search results? Well, Luke Auld-Thomas did, and it led to the discovery of a lost ...

NEW ORLEANS — Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. The lost city, dubbed ...