The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

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The company has a new logo, designed by Pentagram, that looks incredibly plain — especially compared to previous iterations of the logo that featured a rakish slant, two shades of blue ...

Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’) and chili peppers. Of these, maize was most popular, and they ground it up and made tortillas to wrap meat and beans in.

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In her first interview on the 2024 campaign trail, Maya tells PEOPLE that she'll always see her sister as the little girl who "never backed down from a challenge" Lizzie Hyman is PEOPLE Magazine's ...

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 ...

Maya Gabeira has faced enormous challenges in her life – like shooting down gigantic walls of water, risking life and limb. The Brazilian big wave surfer is the focus of the Oscar-contending ...

Maya and Levon's famous parents, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, also attended his play "Picture Day" during its run Marina Watts is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...