Jeffrey Brown takes a look at "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., that reveals a world both refined and raucous. A well-dressed singer, a ...

“Deities," says Yale professor Oswaldo Chinchilla, "were part of Maya life. There was no separation between what we would call the natural and supernatural worlds.” Chinchilla co-curated "Lives of the ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover ...

Have a good New Year’s Eve? Party a bit? Drink too much? First week of 2012 been going pretty well? Well, enjoy yourself while you can because, if some anonymous and long-deceased Mayan calendar-maker ...