Classic Maya period

Ancient Underwater Maya Salt Works Reveal Secret of a Lost Industry

Underwater archaeologists studying ancient Maya salt production along the coast of Belize have found that ordinary families, not large centralized workshops, ran the region's salt-making operations. The findings, published in the journal Latin American Antiquity, focus on the Paynes Creek...

Ancient Maya Texts Reveal First Known Astronomer by Name

Ancient mathematical texts discovered at the Maya city of Xultun in Guatemala have revealed the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time, offering rare evidence of the scholars behind one of the ancient world's most advanced systems...