Foreigners among us: alterity and the making of Ancient Maya societies. Abingdon & New York ... which is the cue for a brief disquisition on Maya hieroglyphic writing, its content, and the Long Count ...

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Known as Hiix Witz, or ‘Jaguar Hill’ in ancient Maya times, this site features prominently in the history of famous Maya cities like Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan as both an adversary and an ally.

Those who travel to the Yucatán Peninsula will recognize the beautiful temple complexes and ruined cities of the Ancient Maya. Peaking in the Maya Classic Period of 250-900 CE, this civilization ...

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya ... the most famous is the Hieroglyphic Stairway.

The movements of all major planets visible to the ancient Mayans fit into this extended calendar. The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but recent research ...

"Renowned Chinese archaeologist Kwang-chih Chang proposed the concept of the 'China-Maya continuum.' In his opinion, the [ancient] Chinese and Mayan civilizations were the products of the same ...

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery ...