Mayan Dancer Representing Jaguar in Pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture. Xcaret, Riviera Maya, Yucatan, Mexico.

Dr. Christina Elson will discuss the new research in the Maya lowlands that has uncovered artifacts dating as early as 800 BCE, and shed light on jade’s role in cosmology.

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The Maya differ(ed) greatly from most Eurasian cultures in their physical standards of beauty, part of what the Spanish found so unsettling about them. This one is light on philosophy. A (normie) thread : 1/

Updated versions of the late classic (c.600-900) Maya clothing studies.

Archeology is a fascinating subject. It has helped us understand the history of many cultures around the globe. It’s the reason why we know our origens and have a good understanding of how our world has progressed.

Looking to experience the magical history of Mayan ruins? Lamanai in Belize is an amazing day trip that you're sure to remember.

Aztec hairstyle studies I did for the website Mexicolore. To be printed and used in school classrooms.

Hairstyle of Maya women in the classic period.