Maya Civilization Archive

"El Castillo" at Xunantunich. Photo credits: Wikipedia

Ruins Of Xunantunich – Mayan City That Once Flourished

AncientPages.com | January 12, 2022

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Xunantunich, a major ceremonial center of the Maya Civilization, is an ancient Maya archaeological site atop a ridge above the Mopan River, about

Fragments of the Komkom Vase showing the A.D. 812 Long Count calendar date.

Archaeology

Painted Komkom Vase With Longest Hieroglyphic Text Unearthed In Belize

AncientPages.com | April 24, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient painted vase, which bears one of the longest hieroglyphic texts unearthed in Belize of the Central America , is offering new

Cave Of The Stone Sepulcher – ‘Actun Tunichil Muknal’ And Its Dark History

AncientPages.com | March 22, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today the Actun Tunichil Muknal (Cave of the Stone Sepulcher) is a national park and major tourist attraction drawing hundreds of people visiting this

Civilizations

‘Tonina Chiapas’ Mayan Pyramid In Southern Mexico Is Among The Largest Yet Found

AncientPages.com | October 29, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The representation of the Sacred Mountain of the Mayas, is located only ten kilometers from a village Ocosingo in Chiapas between the famous Palenque

A comparison of LiDAR data showing the ancient Maya site of El Zotz covered in trees (left), and with the trees digitally removed. Image : Ithaca College

Archaeology

LIDAR Technology Reveals Secrets Of Ancient Maya Civilization

AncientPages.com | February 3, 2018

AncientPages.com - Using LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology researchers of Ithaca College uncovered thousands of new Maya structures previously undetected beneath smothering vegetation. The survey of encompassed Several

Millennia Old Ceremonial Belt Stone And Maya Pok-A-Tok Ball Game

Ancient Traditions And Customs

Millennia Old Ceremonial Stone Belt And Maya Pok-A-Tok Ball Game

AncientPages.com | November 28, 2017

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

Ancient History Facts

Mystery Of The Maya Blue Pigment And Its Unusual Chemical Composition

AncientPages.com | March 23, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Maya Blue has been a scientific puzzle mainly due to its unusual chemical composition. Maya blue is a highly resistant artificial pigment.

A solid rubber ball used (or similar to those used) in the Mesoamerican ballgame, 300 BCE to 250 CE, Kaminaljuyu. The ball is 3 inches (almost 8 cm) in diameter, a size that suggests it was used to play a handball game. Behind the ball is a manopla, or handstone, which was used to strike the ball, 900 BCE to 250 CE, also from Kaminaljuyu. Image credit: Wikipedia

Ancient History Facts

The Maya Produced Rubber 3,000 Years Before Goodyear

AncientPages.com | March 12, 2016

AncientPages.com - Until recently, people believed that vulcanization, combining rubber with other materials to make it more durable was discovered by Charles Goodyear who received his patent in 1843.

Dzibilchaltun has more than 8000 ancient structures that are already identified by researchers but most of them remain unexcavated. Photo credits: Andrew's Two Cents

Civilizations

Dzibilchaltún: One Of The Most Ancient Mayan Centers In Northwest Yucatan, Mexico

AncientPages.com | February 2, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - As many other Mayan archaeological sites, Dzibilchaltun (“place where there is writing on flat rocks”) is a striking place. It does not have huge

Image from a Maya ceramic depicting a container of frothed chocolate.

Ancient History Facts

Chocolate Was Invented In Mesoamerica 1900 B.C.

AncientPages.com | January 17, 2016

AncientPages.com - Question: When was chocolate invented? Answer: The word chocolate was actually derived from the Aztec language known as Nahuatl. Chocolate is something ancient people enjoyed just