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Maya blue, discovered by modern researchers in 1931, is not an easy pigment to make. Echoing the color of an azure sky, the ...
Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...
Maya tattooing tools discovered in Belize. Credit: W.J. Stemp / C. Helmke . Since caves are underground spaces closely associated with important Maya ideological landscapes, particularly the concepts ...
A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coatimundi were found with the ...
Ancient Maya Salt Makers Worked From Home, Too ... In exchange for the salt, the Maya families got stone tools, pottery and musical instruments, which archaeologists also found at the site.
Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te ...
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to ...
Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín continues his ongoing exploration of the knot and its capacity for metaphor at Elizabeth Xi Bauer ...
Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...
Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics ...