When ‘Maya Memsaab’ premiered at the 24th IFFI, it sparked both fascination and fury. Decades later, Shah Rukh Khan’s most ...

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.

A recent archaeological discovery at an ancient Maya city has shed new light on the civilization’s political dynamics, ...

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 ...

The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

Beyond poetic optimism, this is the lived reality of survival against impossible odds - odds that faced Jamaica when Hurricane Melissa made landfall on its northern coast with sustained winds ...

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 ...