He is thought to have controlled drought and crop growth, providing the energy that sustained his people’s agricultural ...

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more ...

Where the Hebrew god made Adam out of dust, the Mayan gods used maize to make their ... which means that farmers can plant crops in any of their seasonal dwellings. On top of that, constant ...

Maize is our most important food, long ago the gods made our bodies out of ... centre in the heart of Mesoamerica. The Maya were so successful at farming was because they studied the stars and ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Maya maize god (made around 1,300 ... of the seasons and ensure the return of the crops, and gods - more importantly - that represent food itself.