Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

The ancestors of the Ancient Maya used an ingenious method of food collection that enabled their population to grow.

Guatemalan archives mention that local people lived in Tikal in the 18th ... were built during what is called the Classic period of Maya history, from a.d. 250 to 900. It was a time when the ...

the longest reigning Maya king in history. What happened to the Mayas? Discover what happened to the Maya people and explore some possible causes for their decline. Who were the ancient Maya?

The Maya people are remembered for amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and valuable material. They also invented groundbreaking ideas ...

When the people of Holmul added a new layer ... And then, all of a sudden, we were in the middle of the most exciting part of Maya history.” The story of the discovery of the Kaanul, or Snakes ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest ... Spanish for "place of the ceiba tree," Seibal had a checkered history. First inhabited in the Middle Preclassic ...

“People say, ‘Is your life like Indiana ... They are the main protagonists in the Popol Vuh, a sacred book of myths, history, traditions and the Maya story of how the world was created.

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history ... of the emancipation of Black people. It highlighted the divergence between the ...

Maya Pow currently serves as a senior video producer. She previously worked on the social team, primarily producing and editing video content for PEOPLE's TikTok, Instagram, site and other platforms.

getty (2) Maya Rudolph is reflecting on what it was like growing up in the entertainment industry once people found out who her mother was. On Monday, April 22, the Bridesmaids actress ...