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 Ancient Mayan civilization gave far more to human history than doomsday prophesies and blood sport. Consider: Can You ...

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

World Artists Experiences, in partnership with Latin American Cultural Roots, will present ancient Mayan culture through ...

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 ...

The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were examined with lidar ... often viewed as a cautionary tale about climate change — this great civilization collapses ...