Researchers find a new insight into the burial practices of Mayan culture through the analysis of human remains near the ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

When most people think of ancient Maya civilization, they imagine godlike kings building towering pyramids and reveling in bloody human sacrifice. But commoners also played a significant role in the ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

reaching all the way back to those used by the ancient Maya civilization. Over time, this approach has melded with the style and technique brought by the Spanish conquistadors, along with those ...

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

After exposure to the Mayan culture, science and picturesque land, Beilin decided to capture more footage to make a documentary about their unique connection with the land. “[It was] a land of colors ...

The Maya grew root crops like sweet potatoes and cassava along ... Deep in the Mexican jungle, anthropological archaeologist Charles Golden, P’28, unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, ...

They also tried hard to remove all traces of Maya culture over the following centuries. Jade Skirt: Many hundreds of years from now, I hope people will still be able to admire the things we Maya ...

M argaritas at sunset, palm-fringed beaches, cooling dips in azure waters: picture the perfect break on the Caribbean coast ...