This tradition exists even today after the Spanish colonization of the Mayan people. Friday, June 20, 2025. ... The traditional Guatemalan masks are primarily made of wood, Polk said, ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncovered a jade burial mask more than 700 years old while excavating the tomb of a fourth-century king revered in his time as a god. The burial chamber, the oldest ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

An ancient mask depicting a 7th-century Mayan king has been discovered in southern Mexico. The find was made in the famous ancient city of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Archaeologists d… ...

Ancient Mayan Ruler’s Tomb Found at Guatemalan Ruin. By Thomas H ... discovered one of the oldest known royal tombs in the ancient Maya city of Takalik ... jewelry and a jade ceremonial mask.

A Maya temple ridded with mysteries and lost to the world for 1,600 years has been uncovered in modern-day Guatemala. ... University of Pennsylvania Maya scholar Simon Martin said the masks on the ...

Anneen Longfellow’s involvement in a love affair with Guatemala’s remnants of its ancient Mayan culture has pushed approximately 300 dolls of all types and more than 2,000 Christmas ornaments ...

The Mayan site of Tikal is located deep in the Guatemalan jungle. (Bob Sessions photo) The Temple of the Great Jaguar is the most stunning of Tikal's many temple-pyramids.

A challenging 100-mile trek in the Guatemalan jungle on foot takes intrepid travelers into ancient Maya civilization's El Mirador. News. Home Page ; ... Jaguar masks were carved into monuments, ...

Guatemalan Authorities Find Over 1,000 Smuggled Mayan Artifacts at Americans' Home The apparently pre-Hispanic pieces found in a 12-hour inspection of the house in the tourist town of Antigua ...