Human Migration Brought Maize to Maya Region, Study Finds A new analysis of the DNA of the remains of ancient people in the jungles of Belize reveals that farming technology arrived from the south.

According to Mayan tradition, the maize god was decapitated every year at harvest and was reborn in the new growing season.

A pair of ceramic figures -- one human, one simian -- represent the twin brothers, sons of the Maize God, who were the Maya's patrons of art and writing.

Researchers look at the role of diet in the ability of the ancient Maya to withstand periods of severe climatic stress. They found that an increase in the elite Maya's preference for a maize-based ...

The preference for a maize-centric diet by Mayan elites may have left the ancient civilization more vulnerable to climate change, according to new research.

An ancient ruler embodied by the Mayan god of corn in the underworld can be seen on an astonishingly well-preserved stone disk recently extracted from the Temple of the Sun in Mexico. The figure ...

Archaeologists show that a site in Belize was critical in studying the origins of the ancient Maya people and the spread of maize as a staple food.

News 1,300-Year-Old Mayan Corn God Head Discovered in Mexico The finding was part of an offering placed on a pond, thought to replicate the entrance to the underworld. Sarah Rose Sharp June 5, 2022 ...

New research shows that mass migration of ancient peoples from the south were essential to bringing maize cultivation to Maya communities in Central America. Scientists previously thought ...

Doug Kennett knew maize became a staple crop among the Maya of the eastern Yucatan roughly 4,700 years ago. But where the Maya came from and when they moved into the area were open questions. That ...

CHIAPAS, MEXICO—According to a statement released by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a 1,300-year-old sculpture depicting the head of the Maya Maize God has been ...