In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication. Over the next six centuries, the Maya built a network of cities that ...

A relief in NOMA’s permanent collection, known by scholars as the “New Orleans Panel” represents the investiture of El Cayo’s principal authority known as sahal.

Ancient Maya artistic sensibility acknowledged that their civilization and way of life was only possible with the nourishment provided by this agricultural staple, which they deified.

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 250, Maya civilization was steadily growing. Over the next 600 years, the Maya built a network of cities that supported millions of people.

The Maya seem to have developed alongside, and traded ideas with, the neighboring Olmec civilization, which some consider one of the most influential societies of ancient times.

arts entertainment Visual Arts. Life and death with the Maya gods at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum The exhibition uses stone sculptures and painted ceramic vessels to retell stories of the gods.

Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting ...

Built during the Classic period (A.D. 200-900), the Maya’s soaring pyramid temples and grand buildings—believed by some to be palaces—were richly decorated with sacred art dedicated to the gods.