Ancient Maya Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Under the serpent emblem, known as "kaan" in the Mayan language, the Kaanu'l dynasty governed a dominant state with significant political influence across much

AncientPages.com - Some people fear that breaking a mirror can lead to seven years of misfortune. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  During archaeological works at Chichen Itza, Mexico, scientists discovered the sculpted head of an ancient warrior wearing a helmet shaped like a feathered

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Among ancient Mayas, cacao was not a food exclusive to the elite, but was important and common — to all. It was the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Studies of ancient Maya codices, along with investigations of their glyphs and other important archaeological findings, reveal the Maya developed a special relationship

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Maya were excellent astronomers who regularly observed the heavens. They studied various celestial objects, recorded important astronomical events, and could predict the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This fascinating artifact, which is displayed in the Mexican gallery of the British Museum, resembles a giant stone horseshoe. It weighs almost 40 kilos

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to the Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel, Hunac Ceel, ruler of Mayapan, conquered Chichén Itzá in the 13th century. Archaeological data, on the other

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Most civilizations of Mesoamerica have an old belief in the power of the “ceiba” tree. Mixtec, Aztec, Maya, and other cultures consider this tree

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known under several different names, Kukulkan (also Kukulcan), the Feathered Serpent, was one of the most important gods in Mesoamerica. Left: Ballcourt marker from

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Yohl Ik'nal was the queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque, who ruled until she died in 604. She was also known as Lady

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - According to a new study the Venus Table of the Dresden Codex has been misunderstood. An ancient astronomer, a Mayan version of ‘Copernicus’ observed

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Only four Mayan pictorial manuscripts have survived the organized book-burnings of Franciscan missionaries following the Spanish Conquest. None of these pre-Conquest manuscripts, record chronicles

AncientPages.com - Did Maya develop almost entirely on its own in the jungles of what is now Guatemala and southern Mexico? Or was the Maya flourishing the result of