Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...

Together with historical data from transcribed Maya hieroglyphic ... traditional Maya craft work and agriculture – and conducting Maya rituals with links to ancient Maya practices.

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were examined with lidar. Some large ancient cities in Belize were surrounded by terraces built for agriculture, while ...

Agriculture was long thought to be the biggest ... they were used by pre-Maya people and their descendants. The ancient Maya continued to use them between 2000 B.C.E. and 200 C.E. Sign up for ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

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