Did you know scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind the ancient Mayan calendar? For years, people were fascinated ...

Although parts of his manuscript were first published in 1864, nearly a century would pass before epigraphers understood that Mayan hieroglyphs are actually a combination of symbols using both ...

Living off a bounty of corn, they devised an elaborate calendar, charted stars ... The fiercest animal known to the Maya, the jaguar was a symbol of power. The darker side of Maya life is also ...

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Philippine digital bank Maya has unveiled its first savings calendar, with actress Julia Barretto as its face. Beyond another glossy shoot—it's a fusion of lifestyle and financial literacy ...

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

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Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over the course of his career, Professor Marcello Canuto has done plenty of that.

(CNN) — 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 ...