And, as they did so, everywhere stories about gods emerged ... the ancestors of all the Maya people. The Maya believed that their ancestors essentially came from corn, and they were formed ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...

Yet Maya men did wear long tunics in religious ceremonies, and scholars now accept that this is one of Copán’s most famous rulers, King Waxaklajun Ub’aah K’awiil, in the guise of a maize god.

Beginning in 725, Quiriguá came under the power of Copan; in that year ... head of Kinich Ahau, the sun god. Weighing almost ten pounds, it was the largest Maya carved jade object found until ...

assuming they were carvings of gods with sacrificial stones. Now we call them “stelae” and altars, and understand that these limestone reliefs are commemorative monuments commissioned by Maya rulers ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...

Get immersed in the heart of Mayan civilisation by visiting Copán, one of the oldest and most fascinating cities in Central America. Central America is home to some of the most remarkable ruins ...

And, as they did so, everywhere stories about gods emerged ... the ancestors of all the Maya people. The Maya believed that their ancestors essentially came from corn, and they were formed ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds ... practiced a complex religion based on a host of gods, a unique calendar, and ceremonies that featured a ball ...