The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

The Mayan civilization was one of the foremost to have developed the Mayan astrology system Mayan astrology is based the on the 260day ceremonial calendar called the Tzolkin which was used by the Maya ...

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is a place of history and beauty, mystery and wonder. With its centuries-old Maya civilization, ...

Even after 2,000 years of exposure to the intense heat and humidity of the Yucatán jungles, the temples, statues, and murals painted with the fabled pigment known as "Maya blue" remain as vibrant as ...

Maya blue is a highly unusual pigment because it is a mix of organic indigo and an inorganic clay mineral called palygorskite. The rich blue color does not fade over time; it has maintained its ...

Seven Secret Histories," the author and podcaster Carol Woolton takes a close look at jewelry through the ages, and how ...

The traditional Chinese version of the sacred Mayan text “Popol Vuh,” an endeavor undertaken as a partnership between Taiwan and Guatemala, was released in Guatemala on Wednesday. Taiwan’s traditional ...

She says the aforementioned characteristics make Maya blue one of the most important technological and artistic achievements of the Maya civilization ... any old Spanish books and manuscripts ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already ...

In a recent post, Firaxis reveals the first few civs of Civilization 7. These include five from the Antiquity Age - Aksum, Egypt, Maya ... find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game ...

While the Maya civilization rapidly declined by the 11th century C.E ... Popol Vuh translates literally to “Book of the Mat,” because so many Maya people heard its stories while sitting on mats and ...