"Archeologists have mapped more Mayan sites, buildings and features in the past 10 years than we had in the past — preceding — 150 years," Brett Houk, an archaeology professor at Texas Tech ...
The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.
The ancient Maya, whose world was one of vivid cultural ... While few items of clothing and ornamentation have been preserved in the archaeological record, scholars use depictions on painted ...
Climbing the temple of Kukulkán has been banned since 2008 to protect its structure and cultural significance, as per INAH's ...
If you're on a Mayan history kick ... it sees far fewer crowds than Tulum's archaeological site or Chichén Itzá. The site is spread over 30 square miles, with nearly 50 roads that spool out ...
Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the top like ...