To western civilization, shamans and their enduring view of life remain a provocative, challenging mystery. Modern civilization is slowly overcoming the shaman's domain. Has the shaman become ...

A civilization dries up By the time of Tikal's decline sometime around 900, Maya civilization and culture had been developing for at least 1,000 years and the empire had amassed an estimated ...

The Classic Maya civilization grew to about 40 cities at ... Mayan healers were known as shamans, and they were integral ...