In the ancient Mayan religion gods belief system ... The powerful deity Kinich Ahau is one of the Mayan Sun Gods — and fun ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

These and other questions involving the Maya people’s relation to their gods ... the zenith sun, and now—through de Anda—cenotes, in the beliefs and world vision of the ancient Maya of ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits ... sacrifices. The Maya worshipped family members who had died. Similar to the Shang dynasty in China and also the ancient Egyptians, at around the same time ...

Caracol's largest structure, the 138-foot Caana ("Sky Place"), is the tallest building in either ancient ... the sun god. Weighing almost ten pounds, it was the largest Maya carved jade object ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have ... of a deity known as the “Storm God,” more common in Teotihuacan than Mayan art. Two bodies were buried underneath the altar ...

The city is famous for its grand Avenue of the Dead, which leads to monumental structures like the Pyramids of the Sun ... ancient Maya city in Guatemala, learn about Moloch, the ancient pagan god ...