Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

These and other questions involving the Maya people’s relation to their gods, their sacred city, and their extraordinarily accurate calendar were ... world vision of the ancient Maya of Yucatán.

A grain of truth — there’s usually at least a grain of truth — about the Mayan calendar (that one of its long-running cycles ended in December 2012), interpreted by New Age quackery ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also ... which allowed them to create very detailed and accurate calendars. They used these calendars for farming – perhaps ...

From the ancient Mayan calendar to the widely used Gregorian calendar of the contemporary period, here is an overview of different calendrical systems, where each of these systems offers a captivating ...

The mention of tie dye brings up thoughts of hippies and love children, but as shown by Sari Monroy during the workshop on ...

Carvings at Ancient Monument May Be World's Oldest Calendars Aug. 6 ... June 12, 2024 — Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents works from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary ... sweet and fermented beverages. Ancient Maya artistic sensibility acknowledged ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale. Among the Maya, smoking tobacco was more common than liquid ...

For centuries, solar eclipses have captivated people around the world. These celestial events, where the moon briefly ...

George Lopez and his daughter Mayan created a sitcom together Sarah Title is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Brides ...