Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

Learn what caused a major population crash in the Maya civilization, driving several cities to fall into ruin.

A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run through ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

Beilin said she began this project when she became interested in the relationship between humans and non-humans, like animals, plants and natural forces. Beilin wanted to investigate the extent to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this bilingual panel presentation, Maya and other indigenous cultural activists from Mesoamerica discuss the experience of retaining cultural ...

Experts have discovered a unique ancient tool that was used by Maya salt workers more than 1,000 years ago. Fashioned from the mineral jadeite, the chisel-style implement was found at the site of Ek ...

In his solo exhibition at Elizabeth Xi Bauer, Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín continues his ongoing exploration of the knot and its capacity for metaphor. Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín, Umbilical Cord (2021).