Smithsonian Magazine

Deep in the Mexican Jungle, Archaeologists Discovered a Lost Maya City That May Yield Clues About the Civilization Just Before It Collapsed

Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar logging tracks. There, they found unique carved stelae and altars ...
Nature

Mathematics formula found on Maya wall rivals insights of ancient masters

A mathematical formula inscribed on a wall at the Maya site of Xultun in Guatemala has revealed the name of an important Maya ...
Scientific American

We finally know the name of an ancient Maya mathematician

But he won’t be winning any awards—he died more than 1,000 years ago in the Maya empire that once flourished in Mesoamerica.
Ancient Origins

First Known Maya Mathematician's Name Decoded After 1,200 Years

The ancient Maya are renowned for their mathematical mastery as calendar creators, pioneering astronomers, and pyramid ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

We Finally Know The Name of a Revered Maya Astronomer-Mathematician: Sak Tahn Waax

The researchers had a series of hieroglyphs to decipher. (Rossi et al., Antiquity, 2026) The Classic Maya period, from around ...

Archaeologists decipher the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time

Archaeologists exploring the Maya ruins of Xultun in Guatemala have, for the first time, deciphered the name of an ancient ...

Maya Moore pens a letter to the 2026 Gatorade National Players of the Year

Maya Moore pens a letter to the 2026 Gatorade National Players of the Year: "To say yes to something, you have to say no to ...

Maya Jama leaves Love Island fans gagged in ‘stunning’ dangerously short silver mini dress

MAYA Jama once again turned up the heat as she headed to the Love Island villa during tonight’s episode. The presenter ...