How people dress and adorn themselves has long ... Much of the scholarship on ancient Maya clothing and adornment focuses on the Classic period (A.D. 250–900), when the Maya population grew ...

For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising ... community (pictured above), traditional Mayan clothing ...

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more ...

Deep in an underground cave in Guatemala, archaeologists stumbled upon hundreds of fragmented human bones showing signs of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search An ancient Mayan artifact will be returned to Mexico after decades in the hands of private collectors. Representatives from the National Institute of ...

Maya blue is a highly unusual pigment because it is a mix of organic indigo and an inorganic clay mineral called palygorskite. The rich blue color does not fade over time; it has maintained its ...

Photo by the National Institute of Anthropology and History Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de ...

A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after ... The National Museum of Mexican Art is facilitating the return of an ancient limestone frieze to Mexico. Chicago’s Mexican art museum never ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen. Members of Mexico’s Cenotes Urbanos organization ...