Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...
Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.
Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...
According to official records, Mexico’s most visited archaeological sites are Teotihuacán and Chichén Itzá. The first is a ...
The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...
Gods of death — like Anubis of ancient Egypt, the Norse deity Hel, and Mictlāntēcutli, the vicious ruler of the Aztec underworld — have played a key role in the cultures and religions of civilizations ...
Stepped pyramids, colorful temples, and a grand palace proclaimed Palenque's brilliance, reflecting the favor of the gods and the strength of its seventh-century ruler. Pyramids in the jungleThe Great ...