“Deities," says Yale professor Oswaldo Chinchilla, "were part of Maya life. There was no separation between what we would call the natural and supernatural worlds.” Chinchilla co-curated "Lives of the ...
The study and consolidation of the Plaza Elevada Este (East Elevated Plaza) of the Ek’ Balam acropolis was carried out under ...
Maya cities grew when drought and conflict made rural life risky. They declined when nature improved and people chose freedom again.
NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters Life!) - A 7th century skeleton found in an elaborate tomb in Honduras shows ancient Mayan life in the region was more culturally and socially complex than previously thought ...