Historians and archaeologists know that maize was a central food source and cultural symbol across the ancient Maya world, ...

Indigenous Mayan communities in Guatemala gathered at the sacred Chicabal Lagoon for a centuries-old rain prayer ritual as concerns grow over delayed rainfall and drying crops. The annual ceremony, ...

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A cave in Belize contains teeth from dozens of important Maya people buried elsewhere, which may attest to a ritual intended to ensure their passage to the underworld ...

The story of the present-day Maya people - their society, culture & dreams for the future. This is the story of the present-day Maya people of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula—their society, culture, and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the interaction ...

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Ancient Maya people were buried miles away from their teeth. Now scientists know why - Strange burial was likely an attempt by Maya elites to position themselves as ‘mediators with supernatural forces ...