The Institute of Archaeology, under the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), is preparing to host the 20th Belize Archaeology Symposium, celebrating two decades of archaeological research ...

El Pilar, an ancient Maya city that straddles the border between modern-day Belize and Guatemala, boasts more than 25 plazas and numerous houses, temples, and grand monumental structures.

Caracol is one of Belize's most stunning pieces of ancient history – the Maya archaeological site is renowned for its impressive size, being the tallest human-made structure in Belize. Spanning ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite its small size, the Caribbean country of Belize is known for a few outstanding characteristics: a spectacular barrier reef, a teeming rain forest, and extensive Maya ruins. It now has one ...

A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with diggers and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities have announced. The ...

One of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids has been bulldozed by a construction company to make gravel for road fill. The 2,300 year-old Nohmul (or Noh Mul, which translates as "great mound" in Maya) ...

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 ...

Colorado State University archaeologist Chris Fisher found out about lidar in 2009. He was surveying the ruins of Angamuco in west-central Mexico the traditional way, with a line of grad students and ...