But that’s exactly what researchers recently discovered at the site, in the form of a mysterious, interlocking jade mask believed to have belonged to a previously unknown Maya king. The find ...

Carly is a geoscientist reporting scientific innovation and discovery. Tooth enamel from the skulls of 1000-year-old Maya human sacrifices were isotopically analyzed with the goal of elucidating ...

The Maya, like other ancient civilizations of Mexico, worshiped the jaguar ... on masks, thrones, reliefs and sculptures. Ancient rulers and warriors adorned themselves with the animal’s skulls ...