The cause of the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization is one of the great archaeological mysteries...
Maya
The sun loomed large in ancient Maya conceptions of the world. By Elizabeth Svoboda At the ancient...
The deity Itzamna was frequently credited with bringing the knowledge of the calendrical system to the ancestral...
Representations of archaeological exploration, the media, and cultural politics in the 1920s Yucatan. Abstract During the 1920s,...
A number of important polities struggled for power, and rulers used steles to display their importance and...
The construction of Kukulcán (“El Castillo”), like other Mesoamerican pyramids, likely reflected the common practice by the...
Their architecture has become an important key to understanding their religious beliefs and culture as a whole....
Exploring some of the most important achievements of the Mayan civilization. Introduction Suppose you could fly over...
The more we learn about these cultures, the more we appreciate what was special about each of...
Red handprints can be found on the walls of a number of Maya sites and are associated...
Introduction The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican culture, noted for having the only known fully developed written...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Yaxchilan, located on the banks of the Usumacinta River in the Yucatán peninsula of...
Tikal built its wealth by exploiting its natural resources and geographical location to become a Maya superpower....
Archaeologists interested in what the skull trophies may tell about a tumultuous time of shifting political power....
While the social category of ‘persons’ is found in multiple cultural contexts, who or what is recognized...
A greater focus on female activities such as food processing and weaving can provide valuable information on...
Gaining an understanding of the particular social processes involved in the transitional Terminal Classic period in this...
The Maya Civilisation can be traced as far back as 2000 BCE. Introduction Geology is not just...
Between 250 and 900 CE, writing, religion, and art flourished. In certain respects, this era was the...
Mayan architecture, Tikal, Guatemala Maya civilization developed in a territory the size of Germany and Denmark together....
Temple II, Tikal, Guatemala. The temple was used as a tomb, probably for the queen of Maya ruler Jasaw Chan K’awiil (r....
Tikal Mayan ruins in Guatemala. Credit – chensiyuan, WIkimedia Commons Geology relates to interdisciplinary or seemingly unconnected topics,...
Palace Acropolis at the Maya city of El Peru-Waka in northern Guatemala. (Map by Damien Marken) 09.12.2017...
Maya mask. Stucco frieze from Placeres, Campeche. Early Classic period (c. 250 – 600 AD) / Photo...