Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...

Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did. What were homes in the ancient Maya civilisation like? Find out what Maya homes were made of and what they looked like.

Two Maya hopefuls are signed up for this makeover TV show parody. Pupils are introduced to traditional male and female Maya outfits and fashion accessories including body paint and hairstyles in ...