This is Part 5 in a series of articles on the history of the Maya. Follow the links to read Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4 ...

Two humanitarian aid trips to Guatemala when he was in his late teens and early 20s first introduced Winston to the Mayans. There really wasn’t anything to suggest much of a connection, let alone love ...

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The ancient Maya were a group of Mesoamerican Indigenous people who developed one of the most advanced societies in history, which such achievements ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover today — and some of which you can see in sculpture form when you visit the ...

#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in México. Learn about the inspiring story of one of the grantees selected for the 2024 Mayan ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover today — and some of which you can see in sculpture form when you visit the ...

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 ...

In this program, Burt travels through Guatemala looking at the history of the Mayan people who have lived there for over 5,000 years. We meet the god of drinking and smoking who hides out with ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...