A remarkable archaeological discovery hidden beneath the dense rainforests of Guatemala is changing what experts know about ...

Jade Skirt: Us Maya have really healthy diets. As well as the maize, beans and squash we grow to eat, we also produce cotton to make cloth and flowers for decoration. We hunt deer, fish and birds and ...

Ruins of the Maya city, Tikal. Credit: David L. Lentz (Phys.org)—The ancient Maya city of Tikal may have used intensive agricultural practices to maintain its large population, according to a study by ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a tale full of discoveries, revealing a city tucked away for almost 3,000 years, and hidden in the lush jungles of northern Guatemala. It was revealed in the May 2025 ...

Jade Skirt: Us Maya have really healthy diets. As well as the maize, beans and squash we grow to eat, we also produce cotton to make cloth and flowers for decoration. We hunt deer, fish and birds and ...

Women and gender in the ancient Maya world / Traci Ardren -- Gender and Maya farming: Chan Nòohol, Belize / Cynthia Robin -- Gender divisions of labor and lowland terrace agriculture / Linda Stephen ...