A Mayan corn god's head has been unearthed by archaeologists in Mexico who found it at the bottom of a pond that was regarded by the ancients as symbolizing the entrance to the underworld. The ...

Dec. 21 marks the end of the Mayan calendar — a time of celebration for the ancient people, ... And descendants of the Maya still make a fermented corn drink called pozol.

Within a few decades, corn crops in Tabi, Mexico went from abundant to sparse. Indigenous farmers there feel real change in the climate and want governments to help them cope.

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During ongoing construction work of the Maya Train project, which involves the building of a 966-mile-long railway that crosses Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, a team of archaeologists have unearthed ...

Wode Maya was amazed to find a roasted corn stand in Grenada, similar to those in Ghana. Locals recognised him and took photos. He also joked about his popularity.

Carving venerates the god of corn, source of food that sustained the Mayan civilization. BY ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ YING Contributing writer; Sep 16, 2024 Sep 16, 2024; 1 min to read.

Together, they have prepared our Mayan lunch of tamale, a traditional Mesoamerican dish made from corn dough stuffed with different fillings, wrapped and steamed in either corn husks or banana leaves.

Spindly scaffolding props up the stone tunnel where Becky Lang, an undergraduate anthropology student from the University of New Hampshire, is mapping a chamber deep inside a 2,000-year-old Mayan ...

The traces of ancient corn farms could reveal how many people lived in a legendary Maya city, a new study suggests. The pyramid-filled Maya site of Tikal in Guatemala is one of the largest ...

Specialists located a funerary urn depicting the Mayan god of corn in the Paakztaz style native to the Bec River area. The artefact dates to the Classic era, a pre-Hispanic period between 680CE ...