The details of Ancient Maya religion and the nuances of Maya culture are now shrouded in mystery. Scholars typically agree ...

In Ancient Maya, Arthur Demarest, an authority on the Olmec and Maya civilisations ... hydraulic works, and so on), economics and trade, religion and ideology, and politics.' British Bulletin of ...

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 ...

Many ancient Mayan city ruins across Central America are ... much about the way the Maya understood subjects like astronomy, religion, language, and medicine, they contain only a tiny fraction ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...

Twins figure prominently in ancient Maya religion and art, and sacrificing twins is described in sacred writings, including a book called the Popol Vuh. The Mayan Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque ...

Each bore ceremonial centers where theocratic rulers practiced a complex religion based on a host ... a ball game and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics ...

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...