Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha ... Cinnabar was used as a pigment in Maya art, and its red color may have been regarded as sacred. Evidence of its use in funeral rites has been ...

Distinguished by its highly expressive relief sculpture, Palenque comprises ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s but hadn’t tried mapping it — until recently.

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s ...