Archaeologists unearthed a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemala — complete with pyramids and mysterious monuments — that reveals new traces of the ancient civilization.

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

Archaeologists have traced a lost alphabet to a 3,000-year-old civilization that lived in the Biblical 'Promised Land.' Experts found 15 tablets with strange carvings in Jordan.

The Mayan civilization arose around 2,000 BC and reached its height between 400 and 900 AD, ... Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city deep in Guatemala's northern jungle, revealing pyramids, ... The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, ...

The new discovery revealed the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas, ... Caral society developed between 3000 and 1800 BC, ...

Palomino said the carefully preserved remains, dating to 3,000 years BC, ... revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas. ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman were discovered at Caral, Peru, indicating women held significant social status in this early American civilization.

Phoenician civilization emerged more than 3,000 years ago, ... Over time, North African ancestry entered the mix—reflecting the rise of Carthage after 500 BC.

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.