The Maya Classic Period, the civilization’s high-water mark that lasted for more than 600 years, gave rise to cultural and artistic achievements and learning that defined it as one of the ancient ...

which represent important iconographic symbols of the ancient Maya culture. The stucco reliefs are believed to date from the Early Classic period, around 500-600 AD, potentially towards the end of ...

Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city and the only Maya city ... this white-stoned city reached its peak during the Late Classic Period, from about 680 to 770. Two acropolises with temples ...

It's been dated to the classical period, constructed between 250 and 900 A.D. The large, civic buildings are important, ...

Much of the scholarship on ancient Maya clothing and adornment focuses on the Classic period (A.D. 250–900), when the Maya population grew dramatically, and royal courts, with their flamboyant ...

A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance ...

The Maya kings became the high priests during the Classic period (250-900 AD). During the post Classic period (950-1539 AD) gods and human sacrifice were even more important. The Maya believed the ...

A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance ...