Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to eighth centuries. He ...

Brandeis MakerLab Maker in Residence Clara Alexander discusses her work on the Glyph Block Project. The Glyph Block Project is based on archaeological materials recovered from the ancient Maya site of ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for ...

For a brief period one of those city-states prevailed and became the closest thing to an empire in Maya history. It was ruled by the Snake kings of the Kaanul dynasty, which until just a few ...

In Ambivalent Conquests Clendinnen penetrates the thinking and feeling of the Mayan Indians in a detailed reconstruction of their assessment of the intruders. This new edition contains a preface by ...

Who was Pakal the great? Explore the life of K'inich Janaab Pakal, the longest reigning Maya king in history. What happened to the Mayas? Discover what happened to the Maya people and explore some ...

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The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) reported the discovery of three Maya frescoes during rescue work at ...

It is thought the structure was used over two periods of Mayan history as far back as AD 600. The Mayan civilisation flourished before Spain conquered the region. In their time, the Mayans ruled ...

Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...