Interested in learning Mayan mythology? Let's dive into the fascinating mythology of the Mayan gods and goddesses, and their ...

— -- Newly discovered wall writings found in Guatemala show the famed Maya culture's obsession with cycles of time. But they also show calendars that go well beyond 2012, the year when the ...

Archaeologists scanning through jungle terrain stumbled on what could have once been an important Maya location. The team discovered a mysterious structure built under a ball court, popular in large ...

For nearly half a century, Dr. Anabel Ford — archaeologist, research scientist, and director of UC Santa Barbara’s MesoAmerican Research Center — has dedicated her working life to questioning ...

The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project promotes tools designed by and for Indigenous communities, like online glossaries and special phone keyboards Aurora Martínez - Staff ...

For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today ...

Here's what actual Mayans have to say about December 21, 2012. Dec. 17, 2012— -- The Ancient Mayans have been depicted in movies and books as the people who predicted that the world will end on ...

The discovery, made in Quintana Roo of the Yucatan Peninsula, highlights the significance of beekeeping in Mayan culture. Archaeologists also found that these activities were more widespread than they ...

The pigment, discovered by researchers in 1960, was highly sought after in ancient Maya. New research published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica has revealed the origin of the elusive Maya Blue ...

Want to take Mayan Train in Mexico (but feel confused)? As someone who's ridden it, my Ultimate Guide to Mexico's Tren Maya ...

Anthropology and Archaeology Professor Andrew Scherer explores social and ritual contexts of precolonial Mayan violence.