It’s an apropos description of the cave former purpose, as a depository of fragments of human remains sacrificed by the Maya ...

Combining sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation, the ancient “milpa” system of the Maya revealed ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, ...

recently discovered fragments of more than 100 human bones which researchers believe belonged to those sacrificed by the Mayan people to appease their gods, Live Science reported. The bones were ...

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 ...

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

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture ...