"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

The mask, which depicts the face of an unknown deity or elite person, was sculpted from the building material stucco and dates back to a period in Maya history known as the Late Preclassic (about ...

An ancient mask depicting a 7th-century Mayan king has been discovered in southern Mexico. The find was made in the famous ancient city of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Archaeologists d… ...

Unique 2,300-Year-Old Human-Sized Intricately Carved Mayan Mask Discovered, Made of Lime-Based Plaster Archaeologists have found several stunning artifacts associated with the Mayan culture. These ...

1,500-year-old mask of Maya ruler found. Researchers have uncovered a 1,500-year-old stucco mask of Maya ruler K'inich Janaab 'Pakal. What differentiates this mask from others is it’s seemingly ...

Human-Sized Maya Mask Found in Mexico The stucco sculpture—dated to between 300 B.C. and 250 A.D.—probably depicts a deity or elite member of society. Isis Davis-Marks - Correspondent.

MEXICAN archaeologists have discovered a pristine 7th-century mask believed to have been based on a Mayan ruler known as Pacal the Great. 16:37, Mon, Aug 27, 2018 | UPDATED: 16:55, Mon, Aug 27 ...

Stunning jade mask found inside the tomb of a mysterious Maya king. National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli’s discovery in Chochkitam, Guatemala, sheds new light on an ancient society.

Pacal the Great ruled the Mayan state of Palenque from age 12 to when he died at 80. Unlike the jade mask discovered in 1952 with Pacal's body, this one unusually captures Pacal near the end of ...

Anneen Longfellow’s involvement in a love affair with Guatemala’s remnants of its ancient Mayan culture has pushed approximately 300 dolls of all types and more than 2,000 Christmas orn… ...

Jade mask discovered inside an ancient Mayan tomb dating from 1,700 years ago in Chochkitam, Guatemala. Credit: Francisco Estrada-Belli / Tulane University A team of archaeologists from Tulane ...

Maya Mask Splendor Enhanced With Sparkling Mica. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 01 / 080123085308.htm. Queensland University of Technology.