The “old goddess” is a paradoxical character in Maya mythology. She is the grandmother who raised the infant gods, but in most accounts, she hated them, and finally tried to kill them. Despite her ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sharks, both real and imagined, had an important place in the mythology of the ancient Maya, ...

This book explores Maya mythology through the lens of art, text, and culture. It offers a reexamination of the mid-16th-century “Popol Vuh,” long considered an authoritative text, which is better ...

stucco frieze found at the El Mirador archaeological site in northern Guatemala. Archaeologists have unearthed a pair of monumental stucco panels in Guatemala that appear to depict one of the New ...

A study discovered that human remains found at a mass burial site were identified as boys between the ages of 3 and 6 Getty New research reveals that the Mayan empire would offer young boys, including ...

On the eve of what some believe will be the end of the world, hackers are preying on doomsday curiosity with a malicious PowerPoint file that purports to be a presentation on the Mayan-based ...