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.

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 ...

The stone fragment depicting a bird headdress was likely looted from a Mayan archaeological site in the 1960s and was initially slated for auction in Paris in 2019. Guatemala objected to its sale.

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… ...

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 ...

Angelina Aspuac, a Mayan-Kaqchikel activist and lawyer in Guatemala, gave a talk at Amherst College on Tuesday, on a range of issues indigenous women face in Guatemala and around the world. These ...

The exhibition “Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art,” which opened in May and runs through Sept. 3, displays nearly 100 rarely seen pieces from 250 to 900 AD that show the early culture ...

Showcasing almost 100 relief stone sculptures and painted ceramic vessels from museums across Guatemala, Mexico, Europe and the U.S., an exhibition now at the Kimbell Art Museum uses these ancient ...

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 ...