A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run through ...
Mayans had interesting ritual of human sacrifice. The sacrifice was aimed to medical reasons or religious. There were several ...
A remarkable archaeological discovery hidden beneath the dense rainforests of Guatemala is changing what experts know about ...
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Understanding Maya timekeeping

The ancient Maya developed one of the most sophisticated calendar systems in human history. Long before modern calendars, ...
NMAI copy 39088007823347 has bookplate: In honor of Suzanne Ripley. AIMMRC copy 39088014427520 is a gift of Jane Safer. I. Prologue: Some problems posed ; Geography and environment ; Language and ...
West of Cancún’s tourist-filled beaches, a network of ancient walking paths and disused railway lines has been transformed into the Camino del Mayab (the Maya Way), Mexico’s first long-distance trail.
An extensive ancient Mayan civilization that existed more than 2,000 years ago has been partially excavated in northern Guatemala, according to a new study. As reported first by VICE, nearly 1,000 ...