Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás," was likely the most important city ... in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient ...

99 - Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul ... The publication of the Nomination file, including the maps and names, does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of ...

They were experts at reading the stars and even built their cities as a map of the sky ... Looking for more ways to introduce your class to ancient Maya? In this short video clip, Akbal introduces ...

“And I look at the map of Nixtun-Ch’ich’, and ... This ceramic brick from the ancient Maya city of Comalcalco depicts a crocodile, a sacred animal whose form may have inspired the layout ...

Valeriana, with its dense settlement patterns, joins an array of ancient Maya cities that have only recently ... has enabled archaeologists to map vast areas once deemed inaccessible or ...

The city features all the hallmarks of a Maya political capital ... creating a detailed 3D map of the ground surface. This ...

One day, while looking at a map of ancient ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula, Gadoury realized the Maya had built some of their cities inland, far from water. This was unlike most other great ...

Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement ... by the rainforest. A map shows the layout ...

After two years of dialogue and coordinated work between the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and ejidal authorities, the ancient Maya city of Ichkabal in Quintana Roo ...