Throne 1, KK'in Lakam Chahk (785) Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has unveiled a new major ...

In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication. Over the next six centuries, the Maya built a network of cities that ...

An ancient Mayan artifact will be returned to Mexico after decades in the hands of private collectors. Representatives from the National Institute of Anthropology and History unveiled the artifact ...

A relief in NOMA’s permanent collection, known by scholars as the “New Orleans Panel” represents the investiture of El Cayo’s principal authority known as sahal.

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics ...

A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly 40 years, the National Museum of Mexican Art announced Friday. The artifact is a limestone frieze that ...