Much of the scholarship on ancient Maya clothing and adornment focuses on the Classic period (A.D. 250–900), when the Maya population grew dramatically, and royal courts, with their flamboyant ...

Scientists from the USA and Denmark have discovered Mayan tattooing tools in the Actun Uayazba Kab cave in Belize, shedding ...

The National Museum of Mexican Art is working in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and ...

The Maya kings became the high priests during the Classic period (250-900 AD). During the post Classic period (950-1539 AD) gods and human sacrifice were even more important. The Maya believed the ...

The “Classic Period” of Mayan civilization lasted from about 250 to 900 and was followed by the “Postclassic Period,” which lasted from about 900–1519, according to Britannica.

A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance ...

Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and HistoryThe exterior of the 1,000-year-old Mayan palace recently found in the ...

The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), in collaboration with the Government of Mexico, announced today it is facilitating ...