These findings offer valuable insights into human history, population dynamics, and the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya ...

Sitting in the shadow of a volcano lies an ancient city that's slowly becoming a firm favourite on the tourist trail. With ...

As a mussel geek, how does Pfeiffer feel about the lifestyles of the ancient Maya, whose diet, clothing, architecture and burials were so populated with mussels? "I'm kind of jealous," he said.

Restyle Clothing Exchange, a used clothing store in Missoula, is lifting up local charities one mystery bag at a time.

EMS Closet, City of Columbia Mayor's Office team with Richland School Districts One and Two for back-to-school clothing drive ...

A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after ... The National Museum of Mexican Art is facilitating the return of an ancient limestone frieze to Mexico. Chicago’s Mexican art museum never ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, including piercing, body painting, scarification, and tattooing.

“For the Classic Maya, in many ways, clothing defined personhood,” says Alyce de Carteret, a fellow in Art of the Ancient Americas at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “Numerous aspects ...

This renewed recognition of ancient agricultural techniques is ... from the Suchiquer community (pictured above), traditional Mayan clothing (shown below) and spiritual practices and languages.

Around 250 CE, the Mayans entered what is now called the ... scientists simply mapped these "gardens" to calculate the yield of the ancient islanders' crops. However, Davis and his team conducted ...

A distinct blue pigment reminiscent of turquoise or a clear sky was used by the ancient Maya to paint pottery, sculptures, clothing, murals, jewelry, and even human sacrifices. What makes it so ...