"The Maya never said the world is going to end, they never said anything bad would happen necessarily, they're just recording this future anniversary on Monument Six." But some say the Mayans knew ...

"We invented this doomsday scenario," said archaeologist Kathryn Reese-Taylor, "not the ancient Maya." How the end would come Those who believe the world will end this year have come up with ...

who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its plethora of palaces, altars, shrines, and soaring temples, Tikal may be the premier Maya site. For over 1,100 years ...

the world was supposed to end. A grain of truth — there’s usually at least a grain of truth — about the Mayan calendar (that one of its long-running cycles ended in December 2012 ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...