Its buildings exhibit classic Maya architecture. The Temple of the Frescoes ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

For the Maya, astronomy was a sacred activity, as were architecture and city planning. De Anda and Montero now think that not just Holtún but other cenotes may have played an important role in ...

The Mayans built one of the most storied civilizations in history, with their remarkable architecture and craftsmanship ...

Monumental architecture on the order of what had ... basin along the Mexico border and includes only 3 or 4 of the 51 ancient Maya cities currently mapped. “The boundaries don’t respect ...

The Yucatán Peninsula is rich in ancient history ... giving visitors a real sense of the scale and sophistication of Mayan ...

Along with other children, I broke away from the tour group and wandered among the chambers inside the ancient Mayan edifices. I ran my hands along the walls, imagining that if I pressed a stone ...

Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul ... The inscriptional evidence, the characteristics of architecture and urban layouts, pottery styles, tool kits and funerary objects – ...

How he found the solution of the mystery of the ancient Mayan calendar, the oldest time-counting system in the world, was explained yesterday by Dr. H. J. Spinden of the Peabody Museum in an ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...