BELIZE CITY — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities ...

The government of Belize is pursuing a “vigorous” investigation into a road-building company’s near-destruction of one of the country’s largest Mayan pyramids. The Ministry of Tourism and Culture ...

Archeologist Amy Thompson excavates at the ancient Maya site of Uxbenka, Belize in April 2012. Reuters WASHINGTON – An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is ...

The woodsy scent of copal rises into the tropical forest surrounding Xunantunich, an archaeological site in Belize that dates to the Classic period of Maya civilization nearly 2,000 years ago. Near ...

Very little is known about the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization but scientists are getting closer to figuring out what happened thanks to the Blue Hole. The Blue Hole is a massive sinkhole ...

An image of the damaged site (via edition.channel5belize.com), and some maps illustrating the location of the site (via Wikipedia) The shocking destruction of a Mayan archeological site that dates ...

Government representatives from the United States and Belize are teaming up to help protect cultural heritage artifacts from Belize. According to a press release, Acting Charge d'Affaires Deborah ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities - a disparity that researchers believe was closely ...