Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Did you know scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind the ancient Mayan calendar? For years, people were fascinated by its complex design and thought it might predict the end of the world.

The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer ... Labna and Sayil are considered the high points of Mayan art and ...

The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer ... Labna and Sayil are considered the high points of Mayan art and ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of ...