Pre-Hispanic Mayan society loved its tooth accessories. During the Classic and Postclassic Periods (250–1550 CE), adults commonly sported decorative inlays, engravings, and filings. To achieve the ...
ATLANTA - The search is on for a priceless jade medallion, and right now at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, young Indiana Joneses can come take a crack at solving an ancient Mayan mystery. Mystery ...
If you’ve outlived the apocalypse and still are interested in Mayan culture, drop in on a new exhibit about the Mayans in Washington. Using the beginning of the 14th bak’tun, the new cycle of the Long ...
This restored jade maskette is believed to be from Peten, Guatemala, and dates back to between 200-900 A.D. It will be among more than 300 artifacts on display for the first time in the United States ...
Choked by rainforest and crowded with fallen leaves, palms, and chunks of stone, the little-known site of Chochkitam, Guatemala, seems an unlikely place for a breathtaking archaeological find—much ...
Archaeologists have discovered the ancient skeleton of a young woman wearing a well-preserved jade ring at a site in Mexico. The skeleton, which is estimated to be about 1,200 years old, was found at ...
In the heart of the lush Santiago Ranch natural reserve in Gualan, Guatemala, a remarkable journey into the ancient Mayan world unfolds. Welcome to the new Mayan Jade Museum. The museum proudly ...
Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a Mayan tomb estimated to be from 350 C.E. deep in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, a discovery lead researcher Francisco Estrada-Belli has described as akin to ...
WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 years ago, while Rome was laying waste to Carthage and the Hopewell people were building mounds in Ohio, a grand civilization flourished at a now little-known site in ...
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