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 ...

"Lives of the Gods" is only appearing in New York and Fort Worth. Over half the artworks have never been seen in the US. Some are new discoveries. It's not just that the towering, limestone slab ...

Long before the Classic Period of Maya Civilization, great cities, beautiful art and powerful kings were emerging in the Maya ...

The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

The works in the Kimbell Art Museum’s exhibition on Maya art are well over 1,000 years old, but the curators can’t help but refer to some in modern terms. Take the “Eccentric” flint scepter depicting ...

Showcasing almost 100 relief stone sculptures and painted ceramic vessels from museums across Guatemala, Mexico, Europe and the U.S., an exhibition now at the Kimbell Art Museum uses these ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images An ...

An ancient temple hidden right under archaeologists’ noses at Tikal, one of the world’s most famous Maya sites, hints at a tantalizing connection between the Guatemalan city and Teotihuacan, a ...

Art Deco or Arts Décoratifs originated in the 1920's, following the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris (1925). However, it wasn’t until the 1930’s that ...

Researchers hypothesize that magnetic figures may have been crafted to memorialize the dead, with the attractive forces of the sculptures representing a lingering life force. Roger Fu Magnets are a ...