Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

A ubiquitous Mesoamerican deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons, the feathered serpent was known by ... embodying the dual aspects of light (Quetzalcoatl) and dark ...

This ancient Maya metropolis is renowned for its architecture, intricate mythology and reverence for Kukulkan, the feathered serpent god. A "vision serpent" in Maya culture, Kukulkan represented an ...

Under the symbol of the serpent (kaan, in Mayan), this lineage governed numerous lordships ... but whose architectural details are only now coming to light. The reliefs, made with artistic precision ...

The site, in Dzibanché, was an early centre for the Maya and dates back to 300BC. Since 2023, a 100-person team has worked extensively at Dzibanché, uncovering relics including the Temple of the ...

During survey work ahead of a new railway, archaeologists found the statue of a Maya warrior wearing a serpent on his head. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

That citadel contained a temple known as the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent and a 38-acre (15.2 hectare) courtyard large enough to accommodate 100,000 people. The smaller version in the Maya ...

MANUEL COHEN/AFP The debate on the causes of the collapse of the Mayan civilization is far from over, but new information has come to light on the fall of Mayapan – the last great capital of the ...