Want to see the Equinox at Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins? This article explains how to see the unique phenomenon that happens only ...

This week’s news that archaeologists have discovered the long-lost city of Valeriana highlights one major part of Maya society: astronomical observatories. More than 6,000 structures unveiled ...

The Maya Civilization—an extraordinary culture that once ruled over vast territories in Mesoamerica—continues to captivate ...

The ancient Maya were arguably one of the greatest sky-watching societies. Accomplished mathematicians, they recorded systematic observations on the motion of the Sun, planets and stars.

Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some ...

The Mayan civilization, which reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D., had a talent for astronomy. Its Long Count calendar begins in 3114 B.C., marking time in roughly 394-year periods known ...

A millennia ago, two solar eclipses over the same area within six months would have seen Maya astronomers, priests, and rulers leap into a frenzy of activity.

Object Details Author Aveni, Anthony F Contents A different sort of cosmos -- The naked sky -- Standing stones and stars: megalithic astronomy and the people of ancient Great Britain -- Power from the ...

The Chol Q’ij or Tzolk’in Maya calendar ceremony is held in the highlands of Guatemala every 260 days. Pictured above are calendar keepers preparing the altar for the ceremonial fire. Credit: Isabel ...

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