From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, ...

For travelers seeking a luxurious, kid-free escape in Mexico’s stunning Caribbean coast, Cancun and the Riviera Maya offer some of the world’s finest adults-only all-inclusive resorts. These ...

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for ...

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Not having a federal lifeline for some of those smaller places means immediate closure,' said Heather Plucar, executive ...

The Trump administration has moved to fire federal employees who care for the more than 26,000 artworks and artifacts owned by the US government, potentially imperiling the collection, which contains ...

Did you know scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind the ancient Mayan calendar ... s tied to the Mayans' deep understanding of astronomy and their unique way of blending math with ...

Credit: Brown University A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh ... anthropology, and history of art and architecture at Brown, who ...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight and into the early morning hours of the 22nd. The radiant of the shower is the constellation of Lyra the harp. Intrepid sky watchers should be able to catch a few ...

The history of Guatemala is fraught with what Ixil Maya people refer to as a series of invasions. The first began 500 years ago with the arrival of Spanish colonizers. The second was the rise of the ...

Maya Lin was born in 1959 in Athens, Ohio, and currently lives and works in New York City. She attended Yale University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1981 in art and architecture and ...