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The first cool mayan found in Guatemala was discovered in a room at the archaeological site Chilonché, in Melchor de Mencos, Petén department. It is believed that the room’s wall was closed down by the maya intentionally, it is for this reason that he was in good state This publication is thanks to Arqueomayagt follow […]

The tablet of the Cross at Palenque shows a rite in honour of the god GI, which was K’inich Kan B ahlam (left) on the day of his enthronement (7-jan.-684); A band with signs of an astronomical object goes through the lower part of the scene, noting that the event takes place in the heights

In this composition, sculpted in Palenque, we can observe the center of the face of the jaguar god of the center of the earth. The two figures crouching are holding the earthly world and it is the same god that is found in the coat of arms. The characters on the sides are priests. This

Frederick Cartherwood was an explorer, artist, architect, and English photographer famous for his explorations of the ruins of the maya civilization in the company of the american writer John Lloyd Stephens. Together they published the book Incidents of travel in Central america, Chiapas, and Yucatan in 1841, with text of Stephens, and illustrations-based on the

Altar Q is one of the structures most showy of Copan, was created during the rule of king Yax Pac in the year 776.Each of the sixteen rulers of Copán are shown with a full-body portrait, four on each side.Begins with Yax Kuk Mo, which ruled from 426 and continues with its successors spanning three

Chac Mool found at Chichen Itza. The position of the Chac Mool does not change, lying down with the legs gathered at the belly and they are holding up a container, your head is raised and rotated.This Chac Mool is located in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico. This publication is thanks to Arqueomayagt

The work in the maya area had various forms of expression from agriculture, mining and pottery to logistics services, transport and trade, among many others Today in the #diainternacionaldeltrabajador we remember the occupations of the ancient maya, and we pay tribute to the maya workers today that sustain the economy of Guatemala and southern Mexico. In the

The tools that were used by the maya workers were made from strips of leather and ropes up to lithic tools of flint and obsidian, being the second most popular. In this #diainternacionaldeltrabajador we pay tribute to the maya workers that sustain the economy of Guatemala and southern Mexico. This publication is thanks to Arqueomayagt follow them