Guatemala City - The most precise and sophisticated calendar ever created is only one of the legacies of the ancient Maya, who also left their mark on the arts, architecture and cooking, experts say.

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Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Remember way back in the days and months leading up to the year 2012, when everyone was sure the world would end all based on this: the Mayan calendar. Well, it’s been more than a decade since ...

But other historical calendars have now entirely disappeared from daily life-here's a look at five such creations that have become obsolete. Ancient Roman Calendar Today, most of the West uses the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site ...

Trump is relying heavily on the high court’s divisive 6-3 immunity ruling from July in a long-shot bid to get his conviction reviewed – and ultimately overturned – by federal courts.

As evening descends over India on Sunday, the 2-day, 8-hour long countdown will begin on the other side of the globe for the scheduled June 10 launch of Axiom-4 mission, the four-member mission to ...

U.S. economic calendar consensus forecasts from MarketWatch. Time (ET) Report Period Actual Median Forecast Previous; MONDAY, JUNE 30: 9:45 am ...

LSU baseball score vs. Little Rock: Live updates from Baton Rouge Regional, NCAA tournament: UPDATED, 10:05 p.m.: Anthony Eyanson is out after 7⅔ glorious innings. He got two quick outs here in ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in ...