Maya
Ancient Mesoamerica: Some Art from the Classic Maya Period (Photo Diary)
The Maya flourished in the area south of the Valley of Mexico. The Maya reached their peak of urban development during the period which archaeologists […]
Maya
The Maya flourished in the area south of the Valley of Mexico. The Maya reached their peak of urban development during the period which archaeologists […]
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]
About 350 CE, the Maya city of El Zotz was founded in what is now Guatemala. The Maya name for the city is Pa’Chan which […]
Cobá was a Maya city located in the northern portion of the Maya region on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Most of the city was […]
Tulum, located on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya. The earliest date found on […]
For most people, the Maya and the Aztec are the best-known Mesoamerican cultures. The area occupied by the Maya included southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, […]
Writing first appeared in the Maya area about 400 BCE. The Maya developed their writing systems more elaborately than any other group in the Americas. […]
The Mesoamerican ball game was played throughout Mesoameria-Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras. In addition, a version of the game was played by the Hohokam […]
( – promoted by navajo) At the height of the Classic Period (200 CE to 900 CE), the Maya population numbered several million people living […]