The artefact, a relic from the Maya civilisation, features a relief carving of a skull in profile. Historians posit that the object comprised one block in a wall of similar carvings meant to ...

This Mayan wall panel, carved sometime between 600-900, commemorates a military victory by a warrior king. PHOTO COURTESY OF NOMA ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed rare carvings on an ancient Mayan ball court depicting a powerful snake-themed dynasty.Excavators have uncovered three s ...

Maya used hallucinogenic plants in rituals to bless their ball courts eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool.

Carving venerates the god of corn, source of food that sustained the Mayan civilization BY ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ YING Contributing writer Sep 16, 2024 1 min to read ...

Mayan settlements and cities on the Yucatán continued to prosper during this period, experts said. The globular pot was found on a section of the cave wall carved out like a shelf, experts said.

Prepare to be transported back in time as we uncover the breathtaking remnants of the Mayan civilization! 🌄 From ancient pyramids to intricate carvings, each site holds a story waiting to be ...

Archaeologists at Chichén Itzá unearthed a heavy stone with carvings of two ball players and complete Mayan hieroglyphic text, photos show. Photo from Raquel Moss via Unsplash Carefully digging ...

Just three days after she was caught at a Guatemalan airport trying to smuggle two 1,000-year-old Mayan relics out of the country, officials say, a U.S. woman has been caught again, this time ...

A newly discovered Mayan text reveals the "end date" for the Mayan calendar, becoming only the second known document to do so. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect the ...