Originally this statue would have sat with many other similar gods high up on a stepped pyramid-style temple in western Honduras. He was found in Copán, a major Mayan city and religious centre ...

A statue of the Descending God is at the top ... Now that we’ve covered the most important Mayan gods list, let’s look at some of the Mayan goddess names and their significance to the culture.

The overgrown jungle of Copán is the backdrop for a formidable stone statue erected in the early eighth ... in the guise of a maize god. Sacrifice was a significant part of Maya religious life because ...

Ancient Maya culture was centered on interconnected city-states that developed great networks of trade and agriculture and ...

In 1968, while archeologists excavated a tomb within the temple, they found a large, full-rounded sculpted head of Kinich Ahau, the sun god. Weighing almost ten pounds, it was the largest Maya ...

Originally this statue would have sat with many other similar gods high up on a stepped pyramid-style temple in western Honduras. He was found in Copán, a major Mayan city and religious centre ...