The first major exhibition in the U.S. dedicated to Maya art in a decade, “Lives of the Gods” features pieces from the period 250 to 900, hailing from Belize, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala ...

Sitting atop the largest pyramid in the world in northern Guatemala’s ancient Mayan city El Mirador, I tried to imagine how the city below looked nearly 2,500 years ago. Standing nearby, the ...

The treasures of present-day Guatemala, the cradle of Mayan civilization, go beyond the ancient. The country’s roots trace both to Spain and the native people. This diverse history combines w… ...

The archaeologists were exploring a Mayan pyramid that dates to A.D. 600 in an area that is home to other classic ruin sites when they came upon the frieze. "It's a great work of art that also ...

In June, Archila said, the government of Germany turned over three ancient Mayan artifacts. “In general, all of the pieces that are from Guatemala are very important,” he said.

Travel In Guatemala, a folk art collecting adventure November 18, 2011 By Bill Brubaker ...

Archaeologists have found an "extraordinary" Mayan frieze richly decorated with images of deities and rulers and a long dedicatory inscription, the Guatemalan government said Wednesday.

A limestone stela created in 702 by an unknown Mayan artist depicting Ix Wak Jalam Chan (or Wak Chanil Ajaw), currently on long term loan from the Republic of Guatemala to the Metropolitan Museum ...

The temporary exhibition “Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art” at the Kimbell features rarel 1,000-year-old objects that somehow remind us of modern times.