An ancient temple hidden right under archaeologists’ noses at Tikal, one of the world’s most famous Maya sites, hints at a tantalizing connection between the Guatemalan city and Teotihuacan, a ...

In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication. Over the next six centuries, the Maya built a network of cities that ...

From ancient pyramids to cacao rituals, the Maya left a legacy rich in art, science, and tradition. Educators today are finding creative ways to bring this heritage into classrooms through hands-on ...

The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

"Lives of the Gods" is only appearing in New York and Fort Worth. Over half the artworks have never been seen in the US. Some are new discoveries. It's not just that the towering, limestone slab ...

Showcasing almost 100 relief stone sculptures and painted ceramic vessels from museums across Guatemala, Mexico, Europe and the U.S., an exhibition now at the Kimbell Art Museum uses these ancient ...

The works in the Kimbell Art Museum’s exhibition on Maya art are well over 1,000 years old, but the curators can’t help but refer to some in modern terms. Take the “Eccentric” flint scepter depicting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images An ...

First published in 1913 under title: A study of Maya art. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!482158 ...

Depictions of dogs in Maya art and archaeological finds point to a variety of possible roles in the ancient culture.

For centuries, the decline of the Maya civilization has remained one of history’s most compelling enigmas. At its height ...

We know about civilization and its discontents: the renunciations of desires, the energies required to maintain a social order, the labors needed to tame nature’s forces. But in contemporary life, so ...