Want to see the Equinox at Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins? This article explains how to see the unique phenomenon that happens only ...

The ancient Maya were arguably one of the greatest sky-watching societies. Accomplished mathematicians, they recorded systematic observations on the motion of the Sun, planets and stars.

The Maya Civilization—an extraordinary culture that once ruled over vast territories in Mesoamerica—continues to captivate ...

Two of the more than 6,000 Maya structures archaeologists recently discovered in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula include an astronomical observatory and a pyramid.

The Mayan civilization, which reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D., had a talent for astronomy. Its Long Count calendar begins in 3114 B.C., marking time in roughly 394-year periods known ...

observed Anthony Aveni of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., an expert on Mayan astronomy. "You could say a number that big at least suggests that time marches on." ...

A millennia ago, two solar eclipses over the same area within six months would have seen Maya astronomers, priests, and rulers leap into a frenzy of activity.

The Chol Q’ij or Tzolk’in Maya calendar ceremony is held in the highlands of Guatemala every 260 days. Pictured above are calendar keepers preparing the altar for the ceremonial fire. Credit: Isabel ...

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NEW YORK - Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's ...