How people dress and adorn themselves has long been a primary way of showcasing their identity and communicating it to others. The ancient Maya, whose world was one of vivid cultural practices and ...

The Maya weavers worked mainly with cotton ... The deities (gods) were identified by their clothing and so were the humans imitating their appearance. The Maize god was an example of this ...

The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

This renewed recognition of ancient agricultural techniques is ... from the Suchiquer community (pictured above), traditional Mayan clothing (shown below) and spiritual practices and languages.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rodrigo Barquera, a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, about a study revealing a surprise about ancient Mayan sacrifices.