Deep in the jungle, an American traveler left a village speechless when he began speaking their ancient Mayan language. What ...

Even though lots of people still speak it, the younger generation is forgetting it and it was really interesting to go around ...

A new monument in Cobá, Mexico, has revealed the identity of a powerful female ruler from the turbulent 6th-century Maya ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...

K’awiil is the name of a Mayan deity associated with divine lightning and royalty. Associating the god with Ix Ch’ak Ch’een ...

The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.

Last year, a series of ancient hieroglyphs were discovered in the jungle of Mexico. Now, they have been decoded, revealing the identity of a previously unknown Mayan ruler. INAH Ancient hieroglyphics ...

An intimate group of advisory board members and supporters of the Celebrate! Maya Project came together Oct. 9 for the ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn't know her name before they ...

An intimate group of advisory board members and supporters of the Celebrate! Maya Project came together Oct. 9 for the ...

The family of a murdered County Durham tot whose life was cruelly cut short say "we're making history by getting this far" ahead of a Parliament debate today (October 14). Two-year-old Maya died at ...