In a groundbreaking discovery at the Palenque Archaeological Zone in Chiapas, Mexico, a Maya nose ornament was uncovered, showcasing an intricately carved scene. This adornment, crafted from human ...

In the 1940s, large-scale excavations in Guatemala City began uncovered scores of clay figurines. They were an eclectic bunch. Facial features varied, hairstyles ranged from buns to curls to braids, ...

Work on section 7 of the Maya Train uncovered another rare artifact dating to the Maya Classic period. (INAH/Cuartoscuro) Archaeologists conducting salvage work along section 7 of the Maya Train ...

Per a Mayan myth, when the world began, in 3114 B.C., it took the gods three tries to get humans right. The first attempt, using mud, was a wash; wood didn’t make the cut, either. Finally, corn hit ...

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In 2015, artist Cosmé Cordova began a yearly goal to produce artwork on a daily basis. He drew 365 black ink prints and sold around 70. His latest endeavor involves a different medium. “This is the ...

The pre-Columbian Mayans are known for many things: El Castillo at Chichen Itza, stucco masks and hieroglyphics, and a Long Count calendar that had nothing to do with a 2012 apocalypse, to name a few.

I have always believed in signs. The hand-painted plaque that hangs right near the reception area of the Nueva Vida de Ramiro, a beachside eco-resort named for a 17-year-old boy who was left for dead ...

Whenever I go south to Mexico, I marvel at the monumental stone structures, which reach toward heaven, that were left behind by the Maya. When I went to Egypt, I stood at the base of pyramids that ...

MEXICO CITY – Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand. But no one blew into the noisemakers for ...

Ancient Maya would paint unlucky people blue and throw them down a sacred well as human sacrifices. Now scientists have solved the mystery of how to make the famous blue pigment by analyzing traces on ...

When Craig Campobella was asked to create a series of bronzes depicting the roots of Texas music, he heard the words every artist likes to hear: "artistic freedom." Jay Ross Martin, one of the ...