The Maya civilization is one of the biggest and most famous of pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas. For over 3,000 ...

For “Maya: The Exhibition,” the hands-on elements include deciphering hieroglyphs, interacting with a Maya calendar that dates back to 200 B.C.E., and 3D replicas of artifacts that are on ...

Where the Maya saw a god, other cultures, like the Chinese, saw dinner. “They thought something is eating the sun,” Breuer said. “Whether it’s a celestial dragon, a wolf, a jaguar ...

Every evening the sun god, Kinich Ahau, made the perilous journey through Xibalba, the Maya underworld, to be born anew at sunrise. Solar eclipses were seen as a "broken sun " — a sign of ...

A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run ...

A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run ...

With Kinich Ahau – the Sun – hidden behind the Moon, the Maya believed he was dying. Renewal rituals were necessary to restore balance and set him back on his proper course.

The dynasty flourished during the Classic period of Maya culture, from 250 to 900 A.D., when the civilization counted its greatest achievements in architecture, engineering, astronomy and mathematics.

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...