The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people.

In the heart of El Salvador, a recent archaeological discovery has reignited fascination with the enigmatic societies of ...

Credit: flickr This is one of Mesoamerica's largest and most mysterious structures. No one knows exactly who built it, but it's been around since at least 200 CE and is often attributed to the ...

This discovery contradicts the prevailing notion about El Salvador’s cultural backwardness or isolation in the ancient times,” archaeologists said.

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies.

Artists in Mesoamerica chose to use clay for their depictions before ... Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items that ...