mayan culture

Spanning over 3,000 years, the Mayan civilization is amongst one of the original cultures of the world.

Today, the Mayan culture is recognized for its spectacular art, impressive architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems which were all way ahead of their time.

The U.S. government wrote a blog post saying the world will not end on Dec. 21, 2012, based on concerns regarding the end of the Mayan calendar.

Excavation of a Mayan kitchen in Mexico has yielded numerous fired clay balls that contain microscopic food residue, such as maize, beans, and root vegetables.

Cacao traces found on two pieces of Mayan pottery in Mexico suggest pre-Hispanic culture may have added chocolate-flavored sauce to food like a Molé.

The Maya of Central America survived periodic droughts for nearly two millennia with complex landscaping and engineering.

Ninth-century hieroglyphs painted by a Mayan scribe in Guatemala are records of lunar and perhaps planetary cycles, forming the oldest known Mayan calendar.

A Russian researcher visits Mayan sites in Mexico and comments on the Mayan prophecy for 2012.

A Russian researcher visits Mayan sites in Mexico and comments on the Mayan prophecy for 2012.