Maya Archive

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over a thousand years ago, the Mayan city thrived while other cities in the kingdom struggled with disaster. However, amidst this prosperity, a troubling

AncientPages.com - The ancient Maya believed that everything in the universe, from the natural world to everyday experiences, was part of a single, powerful spiritual force. They were

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey conducted in Campeche, Mexico, has revealed significant archaeological findings. The survey covered an area of 140

AncientPages.com - Some people fear that breaking a mirror can lead to seven years of misfortune. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While conducting salvage works of Section 7 of the Mayan Train, a team of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient people immigrated to Cancun Island and were treated just like locals, according to a study. The Late Postclassic (AD 1200-1500) in the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at the Archaeological Zone of Palenque in southern Mexico report they have found an ancient Maya nose ornament made of human

AncientPages.com - Games have been played for thousands of years in cultures across the world. There's the chequerboard game Senet, played in Egypt around BCE 3100. The African cup

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. "Decline

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Most ancient civilizations studied celestial objects and were skilled astronomers. Countless archaeological examples have provided evidence ancient people were often more advanced than

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists using radar have once again uncovered amazing ancient structures that cannot be easily detected from the ground. With the help of LIDAR

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The use of LIDAR,  (light detection and ranging) has helped to uncover more secrets of Calakmul, an enormous ancient Maya city. As a

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  It would seem ancient Maya cities in Mesoamerica are as beautiful as dangerous. There is solid evidence that beneath the soil surface of

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - We stand in the open fields of Spanish Lookout, a modernized Mennonite farming community in Central Belize, looking at what remains of ancestral

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  Archaeologists have discovered an approximately 2,000-year-old Mayan pot in a cave in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The National Institute of Anthropology