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The Crown has been an important excavation site in recent years and in 2017 we found a beautiful altar that reveals part of the history of the dynasty Kaanul, a dynasty fairly important in the area. The altar is of limestone, and measures of 1.46 meters long and 1.20 meters wide, is carved to form […]

This monument was plundered, and probably belonged to a door in The site ‘la Pasadita’ on the northwest of Guatemala. It is a monument extremely eye-catching as it holds a large amount of pigment on the surface and gives us clues about the appearance of their original colors. ‘La Pasadita’, was an ally of Yaxchilan.

Junajpu and Xbalamke are the gods heroes par excellence of the maya pantheon.Their adventures summary several of the deeper values of the mayan culture and their deeds show that aspire to within their worldview. After defeating the lords of Xibalba in a ball game, both went up into the sky, becoming the sun and the

This container is quite peculiar. It was looted at some point in the last century, so it is not possible to learn much of their meaning or context. However, it seems to be that it was a drinking vessel during holidays, which was subsequently deposited as an offering. In the vessel there are three characters:

The Dresden codex is the best preserved of the three mayan codices currently known. It was written by six scribes different, each with its own theme, writing style, and glyphs.The codex contains astronomical tables of an extraordinary precision. It is particularly famous for its lunar series, cycles venusians and the cycles of Mars.Also contains almanacs,

The building that we now call ‘The Castle’, in the archaeological site of Tulum was of the utmost importance to the mayan sailors because it allowed them to avoid the dangers of the second largest coral reef barrier in the world.The mayan sailors to arrive to Tulum, is led by the open sea alongside the

Reconstruction ideal as you would have seen the central Acropolis of Tikal. Thanks to studies on the site, it is known that the pyramids were painted red with details in yellow, green and blue. The great Acropolis of Tikal was not only the administrative centre of the city, but it was also one of the

It is located near the Great ballcourt of Chichen Itza.We can see the skulls bared placed in columns. According to Virginia’s Miller writes in the journal Archaeology Mexican, it is possible that the idea of building platforms permanent stone to display the skulls from the maya Terminal Classic; of Chichen Itza, specifically, because it is