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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Centuries ago, the city-state of Tikal was a powerful and complex society. Today, all that remains of Tikal are the ancient pyramids built by the Mayans. At its height, Tikal was home to over 60,000 Mayans and was a « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) To the Aztecs, calendars were not merely a way to keep time. Every day had religious significance and calendars were a major part of Aztec life and philosophy. Like the Mayans and other Mesoamericans, the Aztecs « Continue »
A Goal in the Ball Court at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Recently, Mexican archaeologists determined that watchtower-like structures built on top of a ceremonial ball court at Chichen Itza were made to observe equinoxes and « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Some of the most impressive Mayan ruins are the courts on which the Mayan ball game was played. The ancient Mayans took this sport seriously – dead serious, in fact. The game involved a rubber ball about 20 inches in « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) There is a flooded sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán that has been feared for centuries. Even today, nearby villagers refuse to go anywhere near it. The reason was discovered when researchers conducted an underwater survey « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Mayan calendar is well-known due to the doomsday theories surrounding it, but did you know that the Mayan calendar is unique historically? The Mayans were the first known people to measure time from a mythological « Continue »
Classic Maya language written in Mayan hieroglyphs (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Rap is being used across the world by young indigenous people to express and revitalize their culture and language. The Mayans, as it turns out, are no exception. Among « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Using drones, archaeologists have been able to create a 3-D model of Mayan ruins hidden deep in the jungle. Scientists got the idea to use drones after observing bats flying about the jungles in Guatemala; they realized « Continue »
Guatemala (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In Guatelmala, the Q’eqchí Mayan who lived along the River Dolores have relied on the river for their livelihoods for generations. But plans have been made for the construction of a dam upriver, the Santa Rita « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The complicated glyphs of the Mayan people left behind priceless information about their rulers and history. Although much still remains to be discovered, glyphs on the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque reveal a ruler « Continue »