Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ Before the pandemic, the long-sought ruins of Sak Tz’i’, a small but influential Mesoamerican kingdom, were discovered on a cattle ranch in Mexico. This summer archaeologists returned to excavate it.
Human Migration Brought Maize to Maya Region, Study Finds A new analysis of the DNA of the remains of ancient people in the jungles of Belize reveals that farming technology arrived from the south.