Ancient Maya DNA shows male kids were sacrificed in pairs at Chichén Itzá Twins play an auspicious role in Maya mythology, most notably in the Popol Vuh.

“These are the first ancient Maya genomes to be published,” said Johannes Krause, an archaeogeneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.

Nestled among impressive pyramids and temples, the ancient Maya were expert geo-engineers, artists, and mathematicians with complex knowledge of astronomy and movements of celestial bodies.

Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá offers eye-opening details of the religious rituals of ancient Maya. By Freda Kreier In the spring of 1967, workers building a small airport behind ...

Ancient Maya reservoirs, constructed wetlands, and future water needs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (42) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306870120 Cite This Page : ...

Visitors do not get to see the wondrous, terrifying and whimsical world of the supernatural as the ancient Maya intended. Perhaps if they did, a cracked mirror would inspire wonder rather than fear.

According to a new paper, ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, “can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future ...

Archaeologists have, for the first time, identified what seem to be tools used by the ancient Maya for tattooing 1. The civilization of the ancient Maya, who lived in what is now Mexico and ...

Earlier this month, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History announced new discoveries made by archaeologists working at the site of Teotihuacan, located outside of Mexico City ...

This Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than 1,000 Years Archaeologists surveying the ruins of Ocomtún found pyramids, stone columns and a ballgame court.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of three Maya cities in the Petén jungle of ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, including piercing, body painting, scarification, and tattooing. However ...