To view the multimedia version of this release, click here. An unprecedented collaboration of archeologists, Maya villagers and Guatemalan authorities has resulted in the recovery of a magnificent ...

Archaeologist Arthur Demarest of Vanderbilt University, who helped recover the altar from the looters' hideout, said the relic is one of the finest Maya altars known and provides important clues about ...

The mystery and the challenge of the ancient Maya -- Background : geography, chronology, and theoretical perspective -- The exploration and archaeology of the Maya : a brief history -- Obscure ...