Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all ...

The Mayan language is a vehicle to rescue the knowledge that grandmothers and grandfathers have. Through it we can learn the details of traditional gastronomy, astronomy, agriculture and natural ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and bark paper. Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better ...

He wasn't terribly far off. The moon is about 238,855 miles away. In the 11th or 12th century, Mayan astronomers made a remarkable prediction for their time: They calculated that a total solar ...

He was especially interested in Mayan astronomy and their relationship with the skies. One day, while looking at a map of ancient ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula, Gadoury realized the Maya had ...