Limestone is soft when first cut and hardens with age. Ordinary Maya homes were not built on platforms like the city temples and palaces but on ground level. They were built in an oval shape ...

The ancient Maya feel alive everywhere you look. Golden ... He and his team have excavated a grave. The Maya buried their dead in their homes, and when it was time for a new home, they built it on top ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and bark paper. Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better ...