Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all ...

it matches up with all synodic periods of the visible planets, explaining it as a planetary astronomical cycle. What is interesting here is that the Mayan counting system is base-20 (vigesimal).

The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya period (A.D. 250-900), a time when writing and culture flourished throughout what is today Central America and southern Mexico.

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

Deep among Guatemala's northern rainforests is the Tikal complex of Mayan ruins. A Mayan city known as Yax Mutal, the capital ...

The post-classical Maya period featured far less dense cities, and despite the often used term of ‘Classic Maya Collapse’, Mayan society was only regionally affected and persists to this day ...

"Lopez vs. Lopez" star Mayan Lopez shared how symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome made her depressed and "very ...

Tulum showcases the “east coast architectural” Maya period style. One characteristic is the simplicity of the style. There are fewer decorative elements than in other regions, making this style ...

This event happened 99 days before the "period-ending" Maya Long Count date of 9.14.0.0.0. Just as we do, the Maya felt "round number" jubilees and ends of decades were important. Here the royal ...