Archaeologists already knew that adult Maya had tooth inlays, but this is some of the first evidence that children also had tooth bling.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four Mayan books survive, only four. All the rest were burned, very conscientiously, by the pious and determined conquerors from Spain. Many were destroyed on a plaza in the Yucatan in 1549. Bishop ...