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American Woman Tried to Smuggle 166 Maya Objects From Guatemala
Stephanie Allison Jolluck was apprehended by authorities days after a close call with airport security, who found two 1,000-year-old artifacts in her luggage.
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Mayan Codex, Americas' Oldest Surviving Book, Goes on View in LA
Dating to circa 1100 AD, the Mayan Codex is said to have been painted by a single artist, recording the movements of planet Venus over the course of 584 days.
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1,300-Year-Old Mayan Corn God Head Discovered in Mexico
The finding was part of an offering placed on a pond, thought to replicate the entrance to the underworld.
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The Oldest Known Evidence of the Mayan Calendar Has Been Found
A mural fragment found in a Mayan site in San Bartolo, Guatemala may be the earliest evidence of the 260-day calendar.
In Brief
Archaeologist Discovers Ancient Mayan City Built on a Grid
If you've ever found yourself lost in Manhattan, you know that city grids are a beautiful thing.
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Two Imposing Maya Cities Uncovered in Southern Mexico
Last week, the research center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts announced that an archaeological expedition led by Ivan Sprajc has uncovered the remains of two Maya cities, Lagunita and Tamchen.
Art
A Living History of the Maya in Guatemala City
Last week’s article on the recently announced Maya Museum in Guatemala City raised some questions. What are the ethical considerations involved in opening a museum about an existing people’s cultural history?
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Guatemala's Indigenous Community Expresses Concern Over New Maya Museum
While the initial news of the new Maya museum in Guatemala was greeted with blind optimism by the media, a preliminary investigation by Hyperallergic into the realities of the proposed museum raises some serious questions about the exclusion of indigenous voices from the museum, the proposed museum
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The Colorful Stories of 5 Obsolete Art Pigments
The colors of art change not just with trends, but availability as well. For reasons of being incredibly poisonous, expensive, or just involving way too many snails, here are five pigments that have disappeared from art.
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Ancient Mayan Temple Destroyed in Belize
The shocking destruction of a Mayan archeological site that dates back to at least 2,300 years is raising serious questions about the safety of Belize's cultural heritage and archeological sites.