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

This is the oldest known Mayan myth to have survived into the modern day. Mayan astronomy is less an exact science and more ...

Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting ...

The Mayan language is a vehicle to rescue the knowledge that grandmothers and grandfathers have. Through it we can learn the details of traditional gastronomy, astronomy, agriculture and natural ...

observed Anthony Aveni of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., an expert on Mayan astronomy. "You could say a number that big at least suggests that time marches on." Aveni, along with William ...

The rise of the renowned ancient Mayan civilisation of Mexico and central America was fuelled by contact with outsiders, as seen in ancient DNA.

Religious ceremonies and traditions also surrounded warfare, hunting, and agriculture. Mayan astronomy is less an exact science and more similar to astrology. In other words, it involves attaching ...

The Mayan civilization arose around 2,000 BC and ... and developed complex systems of writing, mathematics and astronomy. Los Abuelos, which means “The Grandparents” in Spanish, lies around ...