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Ancient Cultures: Mesoamerican

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La Danta

El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya

Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization
May 2011 | By Chip Brown

Chocolate beans and pod

A Brief History of Chocolate

Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat and watch a VIDEO
March 01, 2008 | By Amanda Bensen

Tikal

The Mystery of Tikal

An ancient Mayan city, once hidden by overgrown jungle, evokes a childlike sense of wonder
January 2008 | By Mark Strauss

VanDerwarker (examining detritus at Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College, where she worked until June) asks “fundamental questions about how people lived in the past.”

Down to Earth

Anthropologist Amber VanDerwarker is unraveling the mysteries of the ancient Olmec by figuring out what they ate
October 2007 | By Andrew Lawler

At about 820 feet above sea level, the North Acropolis, part of the Grand Plaza, is one of Tikal

Snapshot: Tikal

A virtual vacation to Tikal National Park in Guatemala
July 01, 2007 | By Maggie Frank

Students of the Game

When the Aztec and Maya played it 500 to 1,000 years ago, the losers sometimes lost their heads—literally. Today scholars are visiting remote Mexican villages to study the oldest sport in the Americas, ulama, now on the verge of extinction
April 2006 | By John Fox

The Aztecs: Blood and Glory

A new exhibition probes the contradictions of an advanced civilization that practiced human sacrifice
January 2005 | By Dan Hofstadter

The Aztecs: Blood and Glory

A new exhibition probes the contradictions of an advanced civilization that practiced human sacrifice
January 2005 | By Dan Hofstadter

Secrets of the Maya: Deciphering Tikal

After decades of intense research, the ancient ruins of Mexico and Central America are yielding new insights into the pre-Columbia culture
July 2004 | By David Roberts

Of Majesty and Mayhem

An exhibition of ancient Maya art points up the opulence and violence of the great Mesoamerican civilization
July 2004 | By Stanley Meisler

"These particular paintings," notes Harry Crosby, "are remarkably accessible—only about a ten-minute walk from the Trans-Peninsular Highway." The motifs embellishing this respaldo ceiling, including spirals and sunbursts, are characteristic of a distinctively abstract style of rock art found beyond the reaches of the Great Mural paintings, in extreme northern Baja California.

Drawn from Prehistory

Deep within Mexico's Baja peninsula, nomadic painters left behind the largest trove of ancient art in the Americas
May 2002 | By Donovan Webster

The Yucatán's Flooded Basement

Neither darkness nor swirling silt nor an alarming accident rate can keep divers from exploring this surreal labyrinth
April 1998 | By Michael Agar


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