A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly 40 years, the National Museum of Mexican Art announced Friday. The artifact is a limestone frieze that ...

A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient Mayan building, from a local art dealer in 1988. By Ambar Colón May 16, 2025, 3:00am PDT ...

The find is a rare archaeological pinpointing of a historic turning point. Burning Maya artifacts, some a century old at the time, was likely a well-attended public event.

Archaeologists uncover burned artifacts in Guatemala, revealing a pivotal fire event that marked the end of Maya royalty and the rise of a new era.

This small mask, made of jade mosaic with spondylus shell for the eyes and teeth, represents a manifestation of the Maya Storm God. It was laid on the chest of a king buried at Chochkitam, circa A ...

The five Mexican artifacts on loan to the museum include a colossal head weighing 5,840 kg, carved from a massive block of basalt, Olmec civilisation (1200-500 BC) Mexico, Veracruz State, San ...

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A mosaic jade mask discovered inside an ancient Maya tomb dating back 1,700 years in Chochkitam. Photo: Francisco Estrada-Belli.

Artifacts unearthed in a 1,700-year-old Maya tomb in Guatemala, which include a jade mask and incised human remains, could point to an undocumented chapter in the history of the Maya Empire according ...

An image of the jade mask found in the tomb of a Maya king at Chochkitam in Guatemala. The tomb and artifacts inside it are thought to date to around 1,700 years ago.

Dating to 350 C.E., during the Maya classic period, the tomb is full of “extraordinary” funeral offerings, including an ancient mosaic jade mask, according to a statement from Tulane University.