For its size and location, Tulum was exceedingly well-fortified. It’s estimated that the building of the city began sometime in the A.D. 6th century, during what is known as the Classic Period for the ...

The Long Calendar used special symbols to signify each day, week and month. The Mayans put their Long Count system in place more than 2,300 years ago, and for some reason made Dec. 21, 2012 the ...

Mayan 'apocalypse' crop circle appears at Silbury Hill. A 350ft crop circle of an ancient Mayan symbol, said to be a sign of an impending apocalypse, has appeared next to Silbury Hill in Wiltshire.

A team of experts in Mexico has discovered two linked underwater caverns that are more than 4,000 years old and form the largest known such cave on earth.

Across the globe there was relief that the apocalypse had failed to materialise and doomsayers, some of whom had partied like it was their last night on Earth, were left scratching their heads.

A 15-year-old internet sleuth may have discovered the ruins of a lost Mayan city in southern Mexico using Google Earth and Mayan astronomy.